Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14428890 - Employee killed when caught by shifting boom

Accident Summary Nr: 14428890 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 04/05/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100031145	04/14/1988	1799	0	Cowen Crane Service Company

Abstract: Employee #1 had attached the wire rope lifting cable onto the hook of a truck crane so that the 50 ft section of boom could be unloaded from the boom truck. As the crane operator began to raise the boom, the lifting cable came loose or rendered, causing the boom to shift. Employee #1 was caught between the boom and the counterweight on the boom truck and killed.

Keywords: BOOM, COUNTERBALANCE, TRUCK CRANE, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CABLE LOGGING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100031145			Fatality	Cancer	Occupation not reported

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