OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14554174
L G BARCUS & SONS INC
OFFUTT AFB, NE—
Event description
STRUCK BY FALLING BALL AND HOOK ASSEMBLY
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STANDING NEAR A CRANE TRANSPORTER, ONTO WHICH AN AMERICAN 799 CR AWLER CRANE WAS TO BE LOADED. AS THE OPERATOR OF A DROTT 1800 WAS EXTENDING THE BOOM TO POSITION HIS CRANE, TWO-BLOCKING OF THE AUXILIARY LOAD LINE OVERHAUL BAL L AND THE BOOM OCCURED. THE WIRE ROPE BROKE. THE OVERHAUL BALL AND HOOK ASSEMBLY FELL APPROXIMATELY TWENTY FEET, STRIKING EMPLOYEE #1 ON THE HEAD AND SHOULDER.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 53 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 8
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Task assigned
- 1
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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