On November 29, 1994, a 46-year-old, male crane operator (victim) died as a result of the tip-over of a crane into an adjacent bay. The crane operator was in the process of lifting a bundle of seven logs from a truck and attempting to place the bundle into the bay. As he swung the load toward the bay, the crane became unbalanced and toppled from a bluff bulkhead. The crane fell into the bay, a distance of approximately 25 feet. The crane cab was submerged, and it required about thirteen minutes to extricate the operator. The victim was transported by boat to a nearby hospital, a trip of approximately 30 minutes. During this time CPR was unsuccessfully attempted. He was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report for Alaska: Logging Crane Operator Dies in Crane Tip-Over, FACE-94-AK-51
1995
8 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Public Health & Industrial Medicine , Industrial Safety Engineering , Forestry , Occupational safety and health , Accident investigations , Equipment operators , Logging workers , Fatalities , Cranes(Hoists) , Injuries , Lumber industry , Occupational accidents , Occupational hazards , Safety , Training , Work environment , Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation(FACE)