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Crane Fatalities 1985-1990
States with Federal Programs Only
78 Contacted Overhead Power lines
12 Crane Tipped Over Crushing Employee
9 Boom Disassembly
9 Boom Fell and Hit Employee
8 Crushed/Hit by Rotating Counterweight
8 Struck by Falling/Dropped Load
6 Boom Hoist Cable Broke
6 Struck by Swing Load
5 Rigging Failed
4 Fall from Elevated Platform (Manbasket)
2 Line Broke and Dropped Manbasket
2 Fall While Riding the Load
2 Derrick Boom Collapsed
2 Brake Failed Allowing Boom to Fall
1 Run Over by Crane with Failed Brakes
1 Manbasket Lowered by Crane Into Block Hit Operator
1 Rope Jumped Sheave and Hit Block Hit Operator
1 Used Flammables to Clease Grease, Caught Fire and Died
1 Load Was Two-blocked and Snapped Cable
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158 Total
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