Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170064380 - CRUSHED BY FALLING BOOM

Accident Summary Nr: 170064380 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 04/29/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115584120	04/29/1993	0783	0	Trees Company

Abstract: A tree service crew was using a truck crane to remove a palm tree from a flatbed truck. Two employees were on the truck bed helping to stabilize the tree as it was being moved. When the tree was 300 to 600 millimeters above the ground, the 30 bolts holding the crane boom to its pedestal failed and the 3600-kilogram boom fell onto one of the two employees on the truck bed, killing him instantly.

Keywords: BOOM, TRUCK CRANE, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, CRANE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115584120			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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