Independent Contractor Dies in Boom Truck Roll-Over -- Alaska

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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
• Description:
  On June 28, 1995, a 50-year-old, male, independent contractor (victim) died as a result of the roll-over of a boom truck. The independent contractor was operating a truck-mounted boom to lift a fishing net from the dock to a moored commercial fishing vessel. As he swung the load toward the vessel, the boom truck became unstable. He attempted to lower the load into the water, but the truck continued to roll. The victim was found pinned between the truck cab door and the metal side railing of the dock. Because of massive head injuries, CPR was not instituted. Based on the findings of the epidemiologic investigation, to prevent similar occurrences employers and independent contractors should: 1. ensure that all crane or boom truck operators fully deploy outriggers and other stability-enhancing devices. 2. ensure that all crane or boom truck operators use equipment on environmental surfaces conducive to proper operation. 3. ensure that crane or boom truck operators receive adequate model-specific training in the type planned for operation. This training must be in addition to on-the-job training. 4. ensure that crane or boom truck operators are familiar with boom loading specifications and boom dynamics.
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Automobiles Hunting Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Occupational Injuries Safety Safety Management Staff Development Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Accident-analysis Accident-potential Accident-prevention Dockworkers Drivers Equipment-operators Fishing-industry Injuries Injury-prevention Occupational-accidents Occupational-hazards OSHA Region 10 Safety-education Safety-equipment Safety-measures Safety-practices Training Traumatic-injuries Truck-drivers Work-analysis Work-environment Work-practices

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• FACE - NIOSH and State:
  FACE
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Subseries:
  State
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE95AK018
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Alaska ; OSHA Region 10
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  5 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20026894
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2012-111940
• 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 95AK018, 1995 Aug ; :1-5
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1995
• Performing Organization:
  Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  23 - Construction - (NAICS)
• Start Date:
  1991/09/30
• End Date:
  2006/08/31
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c99296cfb6e8799f20fea4bf91bc785cd7de964d299acd4e62541f41011cf870d6a4a88de132f38c5fdfffb23c2b30ddaf95b204b100c818c193b3752f022711
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/169115/cdc_169115_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 81.81 KB ]