Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14430375 - Employee injured when struck by headache ball

Accident Summary Nr: 14430375 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 07/11/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100612365	07/11/1990	3499	0	Explosive Fabricators

Abstract: Employee #1 was standing under a crane boom. As the boom was being run out, the cable broke and the headache ball fell, striking Employee #1. He was hospitalized. The cable snapped because there was no limit switch to shut down the hoist when the headache ball came close to the boom.

Keywords: WIRE ROPE, CRANE BOOM, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, HOIST, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, HEADACHE BALL, LIMIT SWITCH, CRANE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100612365			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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