Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14520969 - Employee killed when crushed in overturning crane

Accident Summary Nr: 14520969 -- Report ID: 0524530 -- Event Date: 08/30/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102582830	09/02/1988	1799	0	Mcclelland Services, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a truck-mounted hydraulic crane to remove a sump pump from an excavation. The crane was parked with the rear of the truck against the side of the excavation. The crane's rear outriggers were extended; the front outriggers were not. The pump was hoisted with the boom over the rear of the truck. The boom was then traversed over the side of the truck. While the crane load was being spotted, the crane and truck overturned, pinning Employee #1 between the passenger side control station and a generator located along the passenger side of the truck-mounted crane. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: COUNTERBALANCE, TRUCK CRANE, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, CRANE, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102582830			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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