Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14237309 - Employee crushed and killed by crane boom

Accident Summary Nr: 14237309 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 02/16/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1608397	02/20/1985	1542	0	Lem Construction Co Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was dismantling the boom of a Link Belt crawler crane, model IS 98 A #307. He lowered the boom, but left the peak of the boom 2 to 3 ft above the ground. It was not blocked or cribbed. While there was tension on the main pendants, he disconnected the bottom pins of a joint located behind the joint where the main pendants were connected. Boom sections rotated on the top pins, allowing the boom to fall and strike Employee #1 on the upper body. He was killed.

Keywords: DISMANTLING, UNSECURED, CRANE BOOM, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1608397			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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