Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200820025 - Employee Killed When Crushed By Crane Boom

Accident Summary Nr: 200820025 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 05/28/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300582558	05/28/1996	1622	0	Civil Constructors, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and coworkers were removing a 20 ft section of a crane boom to replace it with a 10 ft section. Employee #1 was to place a wire rope sling on the boom section, very near the connection point with the next section. Instead, he placed the sling almost at the mid-point of the section. He then got under the boom to knock out the pins. As the second pin was removed, the boom and one section tilted down at the hinge point, pinning Employee #1. He was crushed and killed.

Keywords: unsecured, crane boom, pinned, work rules, construction, caught between, crushed, struck by, sling

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300582558			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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