Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14392799 - Employee killed when struck by falling headache ball

Accident Summary Nr: 14392799 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 01/02/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300393071	01/03/1997	3731	0	Allison Marine Contractors

Abstract: Employee #1 and coworkers were using a crane to move liquefied oxygen containers in preparation for cutting up a barge for scrap. The main hoist line was being held with slings and the auxiliary or whip line, which was not in use, was equipped with an 18-inch headache ball. When the operator boomed down, the headache ball contacted the boom tip and the lifting line separated, causing a two-block condition. The 1 1/8 in. wire rope whip line broke and the ball fell 50 feet from the tip of the boom. It struck Employee #1, killing him instantly.

Keywords: CRANE BALL, WIRE ROPE, CRANE BOOM, BROKEN CABLE, STRUCK BY, TWO-BLOCKING, FALLING OBJECT, HEADACHE BALL, CRANE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300393071			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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