Worker Crushed by Equipment Support Leg

Details

• Corporate Authors:
  Nebraska Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (Nebraska FACE) ; Nebraska. Department of Labor
• Description:
  A 53-year-old truck driver was killed when a 1,010 pound support arm fell on him. He was in the process of setting up a portable rubble plant which is used for crushing concrete. Part of the setup involves rotating a support leg 90 degrees from the transport position to the stationary position. The support leg pivots from the transport position to the stationary position on a 3-1/2" bolt with a one-inch diameter. The threads on the bolt stripped and the nut fell off allowing the support arm to fall on the victim. The Nebraska Department of Labor investigator concluded that to prevent future similar occurrences: 1. Employers should ensure that procedures are available for setting up and breaking down the portable rubble plant. 2. Employers should ensure a periodic inspection schedule is developed for checking the condition of the portable rubble plant which includes checking the condition of the bolts/nuts and/or pivot device on the support leg. 3. The manufacturer of the portable rubble plant should consider a redesign which would provide a safer pivot point for the support leg.
• Subjects:
  • Accident Prevention
  • Accidents
  • Accidents, Occupational
  • Occupational Health
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Safety
  • Safety Management
  • Transportation
  • Workplace
• Keywords:
  • OSHA Region 7
  • Accident-analysis
  • Accident-prevention
  • Accidents
  • Injuries
  • Injury-prevention
  • Traumatic-injuries
  • Work-operations
  • Work-analysis
  • Work-areas
  More +
• 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/NIOSHSFACE97NE011
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Nebraska ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20027893
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2011-100751
• 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 97NE011, 1997 Jul ; :1-4
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1997
• Performing Organization:
  Nebraska Department of Labor
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  56 - Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services - (NAICS)
• Start Date:
  1993/09/30
• End Date:
  2006/08/31
• Resource Number:
  FACE-97NE011
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/166993/cdc_166993_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 38.71 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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