Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170096853 - Employee crushed to death by overloaded crane boom

Accident Summary Nr: 170096853 -- Report ID: 1055360 -- Event Date: 11/03/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115528549	11/03/1993	1721	0	Root Paint & Glass Inc Dba Root Paint Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was helping to lift equipment off a roof with a crane. The weight of the equipment was not determined before it was lifted and the crane was overloaded. This, along with the lack of proper maintenance of the crane, caused the boom to collapse onto Employee #1. He died.

Keywords: COLLAPSE, INADEQUATE MAINT, CRANE BOOM, WORK RULES, OVERLOADED, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, CRUSHED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115528549			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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