Case Ditails

Case Name The NTT overhead wire was cut by a boom of the backhoe.
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Date 1993
Place Saga Prefecture
Location Civil engineering works.
Overview This failure was a case in civil engineering works.The NTT overhead wire was cut by the boom of the backhoe.
Incident The NTT overhead wire was cut by the boom of the backhoe.
Sequence This failure is a case in civil engineering works.
The NTT overhead wire was cut by the boom of the backhoe.
Cause 1) The worker cautioned only to it rotated around the foot of the backhoe to be the mind, and the overhead wire of the sky did not enter his view.
2) It was run without folding the boom.
Response 1) Electric wires were restored for the position of 1m higher and an alarm display was suspended on the wire.
2) Safety education to workers was carried out.
Countermeasures 1) The confirmation of drawings in the prior review meeting.
2) The full confirmation by the manager.
3) The completeness of the education to workers.
Knowledge Comment The importance of the prior consultation.
The importance of the confirmation.
The importance of the education.
Reason for Adding to DB It would have being an accident which caused an effect on the surroundings, if someone had taken one wrong step.
Scenario
Primary Scenario Carelessness, Insufficient Precaution, Insufficient Analysis or Research, Insufficient Prior Research, Poor Concept, Poor Strategy or Concept, Organizational Problems, Inflexible Management Structure, Organizational Problems, Poor Management, Usage, Operation/Use, Regular Operation, Erroneous Operation, Failure, Fracture/Damage, Loss to Organization, Economic Loss, Loss to Organization, Social Loss
Sources KUMAGAI GUMI CO.,LTD Kyushu branch failure example utilization workshop.
Number of Deaths 0
Number of Injuries 0
Field Civil Engineering
Author Fujimoto Masaru (KUMAGAI GUMI Co., Ltd.)