Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14322093 - Employee Killed When Crushed By Boom

Accident Summary Nr: 14322093 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 10/26/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107148454	10/26/1990	1791	0	Mid-West Conveyor Construction Services
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107470486	10/26/1990	7353	0	Anthony Crane Rental, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107470478	10/26/1990	1791	0	Gust K. Newberg Construction Company

Abstract: Employee #1 was improperly sitting in the cab of a truck crane. When the operator started to lower the boom, the brakes on the drum failed, and the boom crashed onto the cab, killing Employee #1.

Keywords: head, brake, work rules, equipment failure, boom, crane boom, truck crane, construction, crushed, falling object

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107148454	Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported
2	107470486			Occupation Not Listed
3	107470478			Occupation Not Listed

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