Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14521629 - Employee crushed and killed between gantry and lift device

Accident Summary Nr: 14521629 -- Report ID: 0524500 -- Event Date: 06/20/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103296166	06/21/1990	1622	0	Traylor Brothers

Abstract: At approximately 2:45 p.m. on June 20, 1990, four employees were attempting to raise the gantry on a Manitowoc 3900W crane. Employee #1 was driving out the last pin. After three or four attempts, the pin was driven out of the backstraps and the gantry fell, pinning and crushing Employee #1 between the gantry and the gantry lifting device. He was killed.

Keywords: PINNED, WORK RULES, LOCKING PINS, CONSTRUCTION, GANTRY CRANE, CRUSHED, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103296166			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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