OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #735514

OWENSBORO MUNICIPAL UTILITIES

OWENSBORO, KY— 1985-05-17T22:00:00

Event: DIGGER-DERRICK, HEAD, SHOULDER, BOOM, COLLAPSE, ELEC UTILITY WORK, FALL
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #18588145
Employer profile: OWENSBORO MUNICIPAL UTILITIES
Summary number: 735514
Report ID: 452110

Event description

THROWN FROM DIGGER-DERRICK BY BOOM COLLAPSE

Investigation abstract

An electric utility employee was operating a hoisting mechanism on a digger-derr ick truck. He was thrown from the operator's seat when the boom on the truck col lapsed. He landed on the asphalt pavement about 3 to 5 meters away, striking his head and shoulder on the pavement. He died of his injuries 5 to 6 hours after t he accident.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 30 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
13

Event type
6

Source
42

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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