Report summary
On December 28, 2019, a male 34-year-old rigging crew leader was fatally injured while assisting in the construction of a stage light tower. He was helping to position a light tower ballast weight when it slid off the forks of an all-terrain telehandler and crushed him.
Incident Highlights |
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Date |
December 28, 2019 |
Time |
9:00 a.m. |
Victim |
34-year-old rigging assembly crew leader |
Industry/NAICS Code |
Staging and rigging equipment rental and construction/532490 |
Employer |
Commercial staging and rigging company |
Safety & Training |
Employer provided comprehensive training |
Scene |
Outdoor temporary entertainment venue |
Location |
Massachusetts |
Event Type |
Struck by falling object |
Contributing factors
Key contributing factors identified in this investigation include:
- Working within the fall zone of hoisted materials
- Failure to conduct a job hazard analysis
- Failure to provide required training to equipment operators
- Lack of coordination of safety and health programs at a multi-employer worksite
Recommendations
Massachusetts FACE investigators concluded that, to help prevent similar occurrences, employers should:
- Ensure that employees are not within the fall zone of material being transported.
- Ensure employees routinely perform a job hazard analysis prior to the start of a job task.
- Ensure that employees who operate equipment are properly trained.
- Ensure that multi-employer worksite employers coordinate to develop, implement, and enforce safety and health programs at a shared site.
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Date published: | December 18, 2023 |
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