Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170758726 - Employee killed when struck by falling boom section

Accident Summary Nr: 170758726 -- Report ID: 0454711 -- Event Date: 07/20/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127334886	07/21/1998	1611	0	Chancellor & Sons Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was removing a pin from the left lower section of a boom when it fell onto his neck and shoulders. He was killed.

Keywords: SHOULDER, UNSECURED, CRANE BOOM, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, NECK, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, CRANE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Demolition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	3	50	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	127334886			Fatality	Fracture	Crane and tower operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by construction equipment during

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