Young worker seriously injured by falling steel beam
Several workers were assigned to erect a transmission tower within a new substation compound.
The substation had been fenced off, and the work crew needed to lift the steel beams for the tower
over the fence with a mobile crane. As one of the largest beams was being lifted over the fence,
one of the two synthetic web lifting slings broke. One end of the 3,562-kilogram (7,853-pound)
beam fell onto a young worker, inflicting crushing injuries.
Safe work practices:
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Provide workers who operate cranes and rig loads with the information, training, and supervision
necessary to ensure their health and safety. Ensure that crane operators hold a valid operator's
certificate and meet certification requirements, including competency in performing load chart calculations.
- Ensure that all load weights are known before going ahead with any lifts.
- Establish and enforce written safe work procedures for rigging and lifting loads. Include the following:
- determining the appropriate rigging method, including the appropriate slings
- inspecting slings for damage before use
- a step-by-step process for rigging and lifting
- the specific role of each worker during lifts
- no standing under a load or moving a load over workers
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