Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170568075 - Employee's leg amputated by boom when crane overturns

Accident Summary Nr: 170568075 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 08/19/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115065062	08/19/1993	5093	0	Mason City Recycling Center Ltd.

Abstract: Employee #1, age 20, was using a Tulsa winch, serial #23589, to unload rail car wheels from a 1972 Ford truck crane, model N762. He was standing 25 ft away when the crane operator picked up a load and swung it off the truck's bed. Once the load was clear, the operator began to lower it when the crane fell over. The top of its boom landed on Employee #1's right leg, amputating it 6 in. above the ankle. Numerous causal factors were involved in this accident. The crane had no load rating chart, it was improperly loaded, and it lacked a proper plan for maintenance and inspection. The chain load hoist receiving system was visibly loose and the winding on the drum was uneven. In addition, the chain sling did not have any identification, nor had it been adequately inspected.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, INADEQUATE MAINT, CRANE BOOM, TRUCK CRANE, WORK RULES, SUSPENDED LOAD, OFF LOADING, CRANE, LEG, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115065062			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec

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