Operator Crushed When Dockside Crane Tips Over

Middaugh, John; Bledsoe, Gary

doi:10.26616/NIOSHSFACE95AK008

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Operator Crushed When Dockside Crane Tips Over

1995/11/30
By Middaugh, John ; Bledsoe, Gary
Series: Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)

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English

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Personal Author:

Middaugh, John ; Bledsoe, Gary

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Corporate Authors:

Alaska Fatality Assessment & Control Evaluation Project (Alaska FACE) ; Alaska. Division of Public Health. Section of Epidemiology. Occupational Injury Prevention Program

Alaska Fatality Assessment & Control Evaluation Project (Alaska FACE) ; Alaska. Division of Public Health. Section of Epidemiology. Occupational Injury Prevention Program Less -
Description:

On May 18, 1995 (9:00 AM ) a 49-year-old, male "trouble-shooter" (victim) died after the crane he was operating became unbalanced and tipped over. The crane fell over a dock "bull rail" and fell 31 feet into an adjacent bay. The victim was assisting a dock construction contractor remove boulders from a barge berth. As the victim moved a large boulder above the surface of the water, the crane became unbalanced and fell over the side of the dock. A diver, who was assisting in the boulder removal operation, removed the victim from the wreckage, but he stopped breathing before they reached the shore. Police rescue workers began CPR and were able to reestablish a pulse. The victim's pulse was again lost during transport, but was reestablished at a nearby hospital. However, the victim's pulse was unable to be sustained and he was declared dead at 11:04 AM. Based on the findings of the epidemiological investigation, to prevent similar occurrences employers should: 1. ensure that a system for accurately measuring loads to be lifted is used by crane operators prior to an attempted lift; 2. ensure that crane operators are adequately trained in the use of load measuring devices, crane loading charts, and boom angle charts; 3. ensure that crane operators are aware of the effects of buoyancy on loads and the variable loading characteristics associated with loads in different surrounding media.
Subjects:

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Accidents, Occupational Occupational Health Safety
Keywords:

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Accident-analysis Accident-potential Accident-prevention Accidents Construction-workers Dockworkers Equipment-operators Injuries Injury-prevention NIOSH Region-10 Occupational-accidents Occupational-hazards Safety-education Safety-equipment Safety-measures Safety-practices Training Traumatic-injuries Work-analysis Work-environment Work-practices
FACE - NIOSH and State:

All (0000) ; Machine (All) (0011) ; Machine General (0015)

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Series:

Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
Subseries:

State
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE95AK008
Publisher:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Document Type:

Text
Funding:

Cooperative Agreement
Genre:

Field Study
Place as Subject:

Alaska
CIO:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Topic:

Workplace Safety & Health
Location:

North America
Pages in Document:

1-3
NIOSHTIC Number:

20031671
NTIS Accession Number:

PB2007-110209
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 95AK008, 1995 Nov; :1-4
Federal Fiscal Year:

1996
Performing Organization:

Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
Peer Reviewed:

False
NAICS and SIC Codes:

48-49 - Transportation and Warehousing - (NAICS 2022)
Start Date:

1991/09/30
Source Full Name:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
End Date:

2006/08/31
Resource Number:

FACE-95AK008
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Main Document Checksum:

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FACEAK-95-008.pdf

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