Maintenance Worker Dies After Pinned Between Overhead Bridge Crane and Roof Truss

Islam, KM Monirul; Anderson, Henry A; Van Kuiken, Phillip; Sieger, Thomas

doi:10.26616/NIOSHSFACE05WI054

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Maintenance Worker Dies After Pinned Between Overhead Bridge Crane and Roof Truss

2006/09/06
By Islam, KM Monirul ; Anderson, Henry A ; Van Kuiken, Phillip ; ...
Series: Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)

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Islam, KM Monirul ; Anderson, Henry A ; Van Kuiken, Phillip ; Sieger, Thomas

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Wisconsin Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (Wisconsin FACE) ; Wisconsin. Division of Public Health. Bureau of Occupational Health

Wisconsin Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (Wisconsin FACE) ; Wisconsin. Division of Public Health. Bureau of Occupational Health Less -
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On August 2, 2005, a 55-year-old maintenance worker (the victim) was pinned between an overhead bridge crane and a roof truss. The victim was part of a two-man maintenance team that ascended 20 feet up a ladder and climbed onto a 30-ton Whitney bridge crane. The victim and another maintenance man were going to adjust the brakes on the 5-ton hoist on the crane. While the operator of the Whitney crane had his back turned from the controls, a second operator came over and moved the crane. He did not know that the victim and another maintenance man were working on the crane above. The first operator realized what was happening and yelled to stop the movement, but it was too late. Management notified the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) at 8:28 a.m. EMS arrived at 8:31 a.m. The conditions the rescue personnel worked in included extreme heat, poor illumination, noise, and the accident site that was located over 25 feet above them. The FACE investigator concluded that to help prevent similar occurrences, employers should: 1. ensure that employees follow proper lockout tagout procedures on machinery before performing any repair, maintenance, or adjustments; 2. ensure that the employer conducts annual or more frequent inspections of the energy control procedures; 3. ensure that all controls are placed at the off position when adjustments and repairs are started on cranes; 4. ensure that warnings or "out of order" signs are placed on the cranes as well as on the floor beneath or on the hood where they are visible from the floor.
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Accidents, Occupational Occupational Health Safety
Keywords:

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Accident-analysis Accident-prevention Accidents Equipment-operators Injuries Injury-prevention Maintenance-workers OSHA Region 5 Protective-measures Safety-education Safety-equipment Safety-measures Safety-monitoring Safety-programs Traumatic-injuries Work-analysis Work-areas Work-operations Work-performance Work-practices
FACE - NIOSH and State:

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

All (0000) ; Machine (All) (0011) ; Machine General (0015) Less -
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Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
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State
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE05WI054
Publisher:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Document Type:

Text
Funding:

Cooperative Agreement
Genre:

Field Study
Place as Subject:

Wisconsin ; OSHA Region 5

Wisconsin ; OSHA Region 5 Less -
CIO:

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

Workplace Safety & Health
Location:

North America
Pages in Document:

1-7
NIOSHTIC Number:

20031178
NTIS Accession Number:

PB2007-102055
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 05WI054, 2006 Sep; :1-7
Federal Fiscal Year:

2006
Performing Organization:

Wisconsin Department of Health & Family Services
Peer Reviewed:

False
NAICS and SIC Codes:

31-33 - Manufacturing - (NAICS 2022)
Start Date:

1991/09/30
End Date:

2006/08/31
Resource Number:

FACE-05WI054
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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