FACE Facts: Crane Operator Crushed! Unsecured Load Falls During Rigging

Details

• Corporate Authors:
  California. Department of Public Health
• Description:
  In a recent incident, a 45­year­old crane operator, Raymond C.* (* Not the victim's real name), died while rigging a load. A tractor-trailer driver unstrapped the load to ready it for lifting. Raymond climbed onto the load during rigging and it rolled off the trailer and crushed him. The tractor-trailer driver was not at a meeting earlier that day where drivers were told that their loads had to be kept strapped until rigging was finished. WHAT WENT WRONG? The tractor-trailer driver unstrapped the load too soon. The tractor-trailer driver did not know about the instruction to keep the loads strapped. WHAT SHOULD BE DONE? Keep unstable loads secured until rigging is finished and the load is supported by a crane. Make sure all workers and sub­contractors are kept informed of hazards and safe work procedures. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Mortality
  • Occupational Health
  • Safety
• Keywords:
  • Injuries
  • Fatalities
  • Injury prevention
  • Safety practices
  • Equipment operation
  • Equipment operators
  • Truck drivers
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20060104
• Citation:
  Richmond, CA: California Department of Public Health, 2004 Apr; :1-2
• Contact Point Address:
  California Department of Public Health Occupational Health Branch (OHB), FACE Program 850 Marina Bay Parkway, Building P, 3rd Floor, Richmond, CA 94804
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2004
• Performing Organization:
  Public Health Institute
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  19910930
• Source Full Name:
  FACE facts: crane operator crushed! Unsecured load falls during rigging
• End Date:
  20060831
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/229008/cdc_229008_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 296.15 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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