Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14314462 - Employee killed by falling crane boom

Accident Summary Nr: 14314462 -- Report ID: 0317000 -- Event Date: 02/16/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17999970	02/16/1989	4491	0	Amquip Corporation
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17999954	02/16/1989	4491	0	Independent Pier Company
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18000158	02/17/1989	4491	0	Tioga Fruit Terminal, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was in the vicinity of an 80 ton Grove hydraulic truck crane that was hoisting six pallets of fruit from a vessel to the shore in a longshoring cargo handling operation. The crane tipped over and the crane boom fell to the ground, striking the back of Employee #1's head and killing him.

Keywords: LONGSHORING, HEAD, CRANE BOOM, TRUCK CRANE, WORK RULES, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, CRANE, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17999970			Occupation Not Listed
2	17999954	Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported
3	18000158			Occupation Not Listed

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