Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 123106.015 - Employee is killed by head fracture from rigging chain hook

Accident Summary Nr: 123106.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 01/09/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1455225.015	01/10/2020		423820	Polk Tractor Company

Abstract: At 2:09 p.m. on January 9, 2020, Employee #1, employed by a tractor company, was raising a riding lawn mower using a gantry crane with an underhung hoist. The rigging chain was inappropriate for an overhead lift and failed. The rigging chain hook struck Employee #1 in the head, caused a head fracture, and killed him.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Chain, Fracture, Gantry Crane, Head, Hoist, Lawn Mower, Rigging, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1455225.015	58	M	Fatality

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