Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170234850 - Employee injured in fall with crane boom

Accident Summary Nr: 170234850 -- Report ID: 1055350 -- Event Date: 02/26/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111496923	03/03/1992	2873	0	Bay Zinc Inc

Abstract: At approximately 12:15 p.m. on February 26, 1992, Employee #1 was going to cut the fouled load line on an Osgood crane. He had climbed the erect boom carrying a cutting torch to cut the fouled cable at the end of the boom. Employee #1 heated the boom support cable, which raises and lowers the boom. The heat broke the stressed cable, causing the boom to fall. The boom landed on a stack of pallets, never reaching the ground, and Employee #1 rode the boom, never falling off. Employee #1 suffered multiple fractures to the right leg and a large laceration to the left leg and forehead. He was hospitalized for his injuries. No other means to support the boom had been used.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAT, REPAIR, CRANE BOOM, WORK RULES, BROKEN CABLE, LACERATION, FALL, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111496923			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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