Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14385280 - Employee Killed When Crushed By Crane Counterweight

Accident Summary Nr: 14385280 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 07/02/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100093384	07/23/1985	1761	0	Brown & Kerr Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100093475	07/03/1985	7359	0	La Grange Crane Service

Abstract: Employee #1 (an aider, or operator helper) was working near an FMC Link Belt 50-ton hydraulic truck crane. The crane was being used to hoist and lower materials from a one-story building during installation of a prebuilt roof. Employee #1 placed himself within the swing radius of the rear of the rotating superstructure and was crushed and killed between the counterweight and the body of the crane. Accessible areas within the swing radius of the crane's rotating superstructure had not been barricaded.

Keywords: clearance, work rules, crane counterweight, guardrail, truck crane, construction, caught between, crushed

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100093384			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported
2	100093475					Occupation Not Listed

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