Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14339717 - Employee killed when crushed by crane boom

Accident Summary Nr: 14339717 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 06/04/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
14968549	06/05/1985	1622	0	The Columbus Company

Abstract: Employee #1 had been assigned to attach a 20 ft boom section to a 40 ft boom on a 3 ton mobile truck crane. He was 3 ft under the boom, removing the hinge pins that connected the boom sections. When he had removed both bottom pins, the boom rotated at the two top hinge pins and collapsed, striking him in the head and lower back of the neck. Employee #1 did not respond to emergency treatment and died. Blocks to secure the boom had not been provided.

Keywords: HEAD, COLLAPSE, PIN, UNSECURED, BLOCKS, CRANE BOOM, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, NECK, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	14968549			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers

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