Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14566301 - Operator injured when crane overturns

Accident Summary Nr: 14566301 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 10/02/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
14610695	10/02/1985	1531	0	Opus Southwest Corporation

Abstract: At approximately 12:50 p.m. on October 2, 1985, Employee #1 was working at Opus Southwest Corporation's construction site in Phoenix, Arizona. He was using a 33-ton mobile crane to move a loaded concrete bucket to a pour area at an elevated height when the cane overturned. Employee #1 was pinned in the cab, and had to be extricated by the Phoenix Fire Department. He was transported to St. Joseph's Hospital for treatment of multiple rib injuries.

Keywords: PINNED, WORK RULES, MOBILE CRANE, CONSTRUCTION, RIB, CRANE OPERATOR, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	14610695			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Crane and tower operators

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