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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14488308

NORTH STAR CONTRACTING CORP

Event
DISMANTLING,TRUCK CRANE,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,BRIDGE
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#1735976
Employer profile
NORTH STAR CONTRACTING CORP
Summary number
14488308
Report ID
215000

Event description

Employee killed in fall from crane on bridge

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was engaged in his regular duties at the end of the shift, helping c oworkers break down the boom and stow the jib on a Grove truck crane. He was sta nding on the truck base to stow the jib when he fell from the truck and over the bridge guardrail onto Roosevelt Island. Employee #1 was killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 37 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    5
    Source
    24
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1

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