Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14500250 - EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY FALLING CRANE BOOM

Accident Summary Nr: 14500250 -- Report ID: 0523400 -- Event Date: 07/27/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103554721	07/27/1988	5093	0	Chudnow Iron And Metal Co.

Abstract: On July 27, 1988, Employee #1, the supervisor of the Chudnow Iron and Metal Company metal shop, went out to the scrap yard to assist in untangling some copper and lead rope. Employee #1 was killed when the crane boom fell, striking him on top of the head. The exact cause of the boom failure was undetermined. However, a failure of some sort at the end attachment for the boom hoist line was evident due to the wire rope cable somehow coming out of the wedge and socket. The wedge was never found.

Keywords: HEAD, CRANE BOOM, SCRAP METAL, CONCUSSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103554721			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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