OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #689273
SPANCRETE MIDWEST CO
GLENWOOD, MN—
Event description
CRUSHED BETWEEN CRANE COUNTERWEIGHT AND CRANE CARRIAGE
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 HAD BEEN HELPING HOOK UP LOADS ON A SEMI-TRAILER BED WHEN HE STATED TO A COWORKER THAT HE HAD TO GO DO SOMETHING. HE LEFT TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE C RANE AND DISAPPEARED AROUND IT. EMPLOYEE #1 HAD BEEN HIRED "ON CALL" AS A CRANE OILER FROM THE LOCAL TRADES HALL. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE CRANE OPERATOR BEGAN TO SWING A LOAD TOWARDS THE ROOF, WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING AND STOPPED. HE LOOKED BE HIND THE CRANE AND SAW THE HEAD OF EMPLOYEE #1 CAUGHT BETWEEN THE FRAME OF THE T RUCK CRANE AND THE CRANE COUNTERWEIGHT. THERE WASN'T ANY SWING RADIUS PROTECTION OF ANY KIND IN PLACE.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 29 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 599
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 3
- Task assigned
- 1
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