Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170084495 - Employee killed when crushed by collapsing manlift

Accident Summary Nr: 170084495 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 06/11/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123476202	06/11/1996	5082	0	Anderson Machinery Austin, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was under the riser section of a Grove manlift. Because of a loss in hydraulic pressure through the hole for the holding valve on the lift cylinder, the riser fell on Employee #1. He was killed instantly by blunt force trauma to his legs, back, and chest. The valve was found on the undercarriage of the machine; it appeared that Employee #1 had removed it.

Keywords: HYDRAULIC LIFT, BOOM, COLLAPSE, CRUSHED, VALVE, AERIAL LIFT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123476202			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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