Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170749964 - Employee injured when trash boom fails

Accident Summary Nr: 170749964 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 08/20/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127376127	08/20/1996	1799	0	Lok-Tite Industries, Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a bucket truck to remove a sign from a building. A wire rope failed inside the truck's boom, causing the boom to collapse. Employee #1 was ejected from the bucket when it landed, suffering minor lacerations, contusions, and abrasions. He had not been wearing a safety belt while in the bucket.

Keywords: EJECTED, WIRE ROPE, COLLAPSE, WORK RULES, SAFETY BELT, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, LACERATION, TRUCK BOOM, CONTUSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	127376127			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Electricians

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