Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14469522 - STRUCK BY FALLING CONCRETE BLOCK (WIRE ROPE BROKE)

Accident Summary Nr: 14469522 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 09/18/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1119015	10/11/1984	2951	0	Allegheny Asphalt & Paving Inc

Abstract: ON 9-18-84 A LABORER USED A WIRE ROPE SLING TO HOOK UP A 3 TON CONCRETE BLOCK TO A HOOK ON A FRONT END LOADER BUCKET. THE FRONT END LOADER PICKED UP THE CONCRETE BLOCK TO A HEIGHT OF 3 TO 4 FEET. THE LABORER WAS GUIDING THE 3'X 3'X 7' CONCRETE BLOCK INTO POSITION SO IT WOULD FIT ON TOP OF ANOTHER CONCRETE BLOCK WHEN THE WIRE ROPE SLING BROKE. THE 3'X 3' X 7' BLOCK FELL AND STRUCK THE LABORER. HE WAS FATALLY INJURED.

Keywords: FRONT END LOADER, WIRE ROPE, SLING, CONCRETE BLOCK, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1119015			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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