Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14519821 - Employee killed when crushed by crane's hydraulic boom

Accident Summary Nr: 14519821 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 05/23/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101082675	05/27/1986	1381	0	Chevron U.S.A. Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a trainee, was in the cab of a 15-ton Grove crane equipped with a hydraulic boom. His supervisor was on the back of the cab, giving him instructions. The supervisor told him to extend the boom and then remembered it was already at 31 feet. He told Employee #1 to retract the boom, but the employee said, "I can't, it feels like it's going to tip." The supervisor jumped clear of the crane, but Employee #1 was crushed and killed by the hydraulic boom as he tried to jump clear.

Keywords: WORK RULES, OIL WELL DRILLING, CRUSHED, UNTRAINED, HYDRAULIC CRANE, OVERTURN, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101082675			Fatality	Other	Helpers, extractive occupations

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