Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14400493 - Employee killed when struck by crane boom

Accident Summary Nr: 14400493 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 11/06/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100250950	11/12/1985	1623	0	M E Hicks Utility Contractors Inc

Abstract: Employee #1, a 19-year-old laborer, was standing on the bank of an excavation into which a crane was lowering a 3-ton section of 54 inch, 45 degree angle sewer pipe. The crane tipped under the load and fell forward. Its point section struck Employee #1, pinning him beneath the boom. He was killed.

Keywords: CRANE BOOM, PINNED, OVERLOADED, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, CRANE, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100250950			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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