Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14308738 - EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN IMPALED BY FALLING DIGGER-DERRICK BOOM

Accident Summary Nr: 14308738 -- Report ID: 0213400 -- Event Date: 11/25/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17858820	11/25/1987	1711	0	Santaniello, Inc.

Abstract: Employee was removing a utility pole using a Pole Cat digger-derrick. The utility pole was embedded 6 feet in the ground. The excessive pressure on the boom of the digger-derrick caused it to snap, fatally impaling the operator.

Keywords: DIGGER-DERRICK, BOOM, IMPALED, OVERLOADED, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, UTILITY POLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17858820			Fatality	Concussion	Drillers, earth

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