Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14515670 - Employee killed by falling crane boom

Accident Summary Nr: 14515670 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 04/26/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1698240	05/03/1984	1623	0	Lee Turzillo Contracting Co

Abstract: Employee #1, a crane operator, was dismantling a crane boom by knocking out the retaining pins holding two sections together. He neglected to disconnect the pendant lines, however, which put downward pressure on the boom sections. Employee #1 was standing on the ground under the boom when he knocked out a lower pin and the boom jackknifed on top of him. He was crushed and killed.

Keywords: DISMANTLING, COLLAPSE, CRANE BOOM, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1698240			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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