Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14498505 - Employee killed when struck by falling cable

Accident Summary Nr: 14498505 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 10/21/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100271154	01/07/1986	1622	0	Mccarthy Brothers Company Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 and coworkers were using a 40-ton hydraulic crane to disassemble a 100-ton P and H crawler crane prior to moving it away from the work site. To install the counterweight on the crane, the counterweight had to be jiggled or wobbled so the mounting pins could be inserted. When they had installed three of the mounting pins, the weld holding the two-blocking device to one end of the support cable broke. The two-block swung free, and the other support cable, which was looped over the pin of the boom pulley, slipped free of the pulley pin. This cable fell 30 feet and struck Employee #1 on the back of the head, killing him. Employee #1 was not wearing a hard hat at the time.

Keywords: HEAD, HARD HAT, COUNTERBALANCE, WORK RULES, BROKEN WELD, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, SUPPORT CABLE, FALLING OBJECT, HYDRAULIC CRANE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100271154			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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