Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14498380 - One killed, one injured when struck by compressor head

Accident Summary Nr: 14498380 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 11/08/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100268507	11/12/1985	3563	0	Dressen Industries Clark Div

Abstract: Employees #1 and #2 were installing inlet guides in a 14,000 lb, size 3 Clark MX compressor head, serial #3X-6-1421. The compressor head was suspended above the employees with a P & H mobile crane, model 650. Part of the support rigging was a 1 in. nylon web sling that had a load capacity of 6,200 lb in the configuration being used. Another part of the lifting device was a chain fall rated at 10,000 lb. The nylon sling failed and the compressor head fell, striking both employees. Employee #1 was killed and Employee #2 suffered severe head lacerations.

Keywords: HEAD, INSTALLING, WORK RULES, MOBILE CRANE, OVERLOADED, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, SLING, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100268507			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported
2	100268507			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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