Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14416176 - Employee killed when crushed by falling crane boom

Accident Summary Nr: 14416176 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 06/28/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107220774	06/29/1995	1622	0	Midwest Construction Co., Inc.

Abstract: Employees including Employee #1 were attempting to unload a headache ball from a 1 ton flatbed truck. The truck had been backed up under the boom. Employee #1 climbed onto the flatbed, reached up, and grabbed the clevis. The boom fell onto the upper section of his body, causing head injuries and killing him.

Keywords: HEAD, BOOM, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, OFF LOADING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107220774			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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