Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14401673 - EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY CRANE COUNTERWEIGHT

Accident Summary Nr: 14401673 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 10/03/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102314127	10/03/1989	1791	0	Joyce Steel Erection, Incorporated

Abstract: At approximately 10:30 a.m. on October 3, 1989, Employee #1 and Employee #2 were reviewing a set of blueprints lying on the deck of the FMC Link Belt HTC-50, hydraulic truck mounted crane. They were located within the swing radius of the rear of the rotating super-structure. The crane operator and two ironworkers/signalers had just completed the hoisting/lifting operation of a load of bar. As the crane swung back to the left to lower the load to the unloading position directly over the rear of the crane, the counterweight of the rotating superstructure struck Employee #1 in the chest killing him.

Keywords: CHEST, TRUCK CRANE, CRUSHED, CRANE COUNTERWEIGHT, STRUCK BY, NIP POINT, CRANE, HYDRAULIC CRANE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102314127			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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