Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 111964.015 - Employee fractures skull when struck by boom lift

Accident Summary Nr: 111964.015 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 12/07/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1367245.015	12/19/2018		532412	Herc Rentals Inc.

Abstract: At 1:20 p.m. on December 7, 2018, an employee was hooking a wench cable to the chain that was connected to a boom lift when a coworker pressed the wrong button and caused the dovetail to angle downward, striking the employee. The employee sustained an open skull fracture and was hospitalized

Keywords: Boom, Boom Support Cable, Chain, Fracture, Skull, Struck By, Trailer

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1367245.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury		Equipment Operator: Heavy

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