Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14240758 - Three employees killed as car overruns hoisting tower

Accident Summary Nr: 14240758 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 12/18/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
14900492	12/18/1984	1542	0	Tamarack Materials Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
14908826	12/18/1984	1542	0	M A Mortonson

Abstract: At about 10:46 a.m. on December 18, 1984, a Linden-Alimak personnel hoist operated by M.A. Mortenson Co. overran the top of the hoisting tower and fell to the ground. Employees #1, #2, and #3, who were riding in the car, were killed. The directional and final limit switches were inoperable. Also, safety hooks attached to the car and the tower could have been positioned incorrectly.

Keywords: INADEQUATE MAINT, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, ELEVATOR, TOWER, LIMIT SWITCH, MECH MALFUNCTION, AERIAL LIFT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	14900492	Fatality	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.
2	14900492	Fatality	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.
3	14908826	Fatality	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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