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Equipment operator dies after being crushed by a beam during a demolition operation in California
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1993/04/15
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Description:A 27-year-old Hispanic male Equipment Operator (victim) died after being crushed by a wooden beam and falling approximately 20-30 feet from a bucket (4 in 1 bucket with a 2 yd. capacity), which was being elevated by a front-end loader in a demolition operation. The victim had just removed several bolts from a wooden beam when the incident occurred. There were two different scenarios given after the incident occurred. First, according to the front-end loader operator, after the bolts had been removed the beam shifted approximately 18 inches pinning the victim and a co-worker in the bucket. Second, according to the co-worker (injured employee in the bucket), the front-end loader operator moved the bucket forward into the beam, rather than down to the ground after the bolts had been loosened. The victim then either fell over the side (operator's statement) of the bucket or out the bottom (injured co-workers' statement) of the bucket when it was opened by the operator. Paramedics were called to the scene and administered cardiopulmonary resuscitation to the victim. The California FACE investigator concluded that, in order to prevent similar occurrences, employers should: 1. provide a safe way to lift employees off the ground without risk of being injured by objects in their work area. 2. have an experienced operator lift employees when doing this type of work. 3. have power controls on the elevated platforms and vehicles so that the workers who are up at such heights may also control their movements.
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Pages in Document:4 pdf pages
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NIOSHTIC Number:nn:20026969
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NTIS Accession Number:PB2008-100194
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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 92CA010, 1993 Apr;:1-4;
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Federal Fiscal Year:1993
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Performing Organization:California Department of Health Services
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Start Date:1991/09/30
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End Date:2006/08/31
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