Two Workers Killed in Boom Lift Rollover - Oregon

Details

• Personal Author:
  Hanley, Barbara
• Corporate Authors:
  Oregon Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (Program) (OR-FACE) ; Oregon Health & Science University. Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences
• Description:
  On August 8th, 2019, two workers were operating a boom supported elevating work platform, also commonly referred to as a boom lift to remove hardware and cables anchored to trees after a music festival. They were working on a sloped hillside, with the boom extended and the counterweight on the downslope side. The boom lift tipped over and rolled down the hill with the two workers in the basket. Others witnessed the incident. Emergency responders pronounced both workers dead at the scene. Blunt-force trauma due to a fall from a moving object was ruled as the cause of death.
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents Accidents, Occupational Construction Industry Mortality Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Accident Analysis Construction Equipment Equipment Operation Falls Fatalities Injury Prevention OSHA Region 10 Safety Practices
• FACE - NIOSH and State:
  FACE ; Construction ; Machine (All) ; Machine - Construction
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Subseries:
  State
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE19OR001
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Oregon ; OSHA Region 10
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-11
• Contributor:
  Boyd, Jackie ; Hurtado, David ; Madjlesi, Rachel
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20068269
• Citation:
  Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, FACE 19OR001, 2023 Jun ; :1-11
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2023
• Performing Organization:
  Oregon Health & Science University
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  23 - Construction - (NAICS) ; 238190 - Other Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors - (NAICS)
• Start Date:
  2005/07/01
• End Date:
  2026/06/30
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:95066cacab51b321562b6f9b6b1cf9ed0f5cddeb8ed3cfeba95c2fc7335dbaa23b447eaa863ef0ad787252ec4831d91d88c967e58edb6972eb53c3d8b57a5b5e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/164839/cdc_164839_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 725.15 KB ]