Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 14400774 - EMPLOYEE JUMPED OR THROWN FROM OUT-OF-CONTROL CRANE; KILLED
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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100737766 | 07/16/1986 | 1623 | 0 | Chapman Construction Company, Inc. |
Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS DRIVING A GROVE MODEL RT 58 ROUGH TERRAIN HYDRAULIC CRANE, OVER ROUGH TERRAIN, TO A NEW WORK SITE. A SECOND EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING ON THE CRANE'S FUEL TANK. AFTER THE CRANE TOPPED A HILL IT STALLED. THE SECOND EMPLOYEE DISMOUNTED THE CRANE AS EMPLOYEE #1 TRIED TO RESTART IT. MEANWHILE THE CRANE BEGAN TO ROLL DOWN THE HILL. THE CRANE WOULD NOT START, AND, SINCE IT WAS EQUIPPED WITH POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES, EMPLOYEE #1 HAD A DIFFICULT TIME CONTROLLING IT. AS THE CRANE, NOW OUT OF CONTROL, ENTERED A DENSELY WOODED AREA ALONGSIDE THE RIGHT-OF-WAY, EMPLOYEE #1 EITHER JUMPED, OR WAS THROWN FROM, THE CRANE'S CAB. HE WAS STRUCK AND KILLED BY THE CRANE.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 100737766 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported |