Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14485395 - EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN HIT BY PIPE BOOM WEIGHT

Accident Summary Nr: 14485395 -- Report ID: 0213600 -- Event Date: 02/14/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106909179	02/21/1990	8249	0	International Union Of Operating Engineers

Abstract: At 10:45 a.m. on February 24, 1990, Employee #1 was in training at the union's training school. Employee #1 was not employed as.he was there voluntarily to learn how to better operate a pipe laying dozer. Employee #1 was using a Caterpillar D-7 bulldozer with a side mounted pipe boom, simulating pipe laying with a 6500-pound concrete weight on an incline. When the weight was lifted it swung back, striking Employee #1. Apparently Employee #1 had engaged the boom up and cable up clutch prior to moving forward, and the concrete weight swung toward the operator's seat, killing him. Two other employees stated that he probably didn't know what hit him.

Keywords: BOOM, TORSO, PIPE, STRUCK BY, BULLDOZER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106909179			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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