Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201160785 - Employee's leg fractured by crane boom

Accident Summary Nr: 201160785 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 10/19/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126057074	10/19/1998	0782	0	Salinas Landscaping

Abstract: At about 9:45 a.m. on October 19, 1998, a landscaping employee was working in the front yard at 300 North Stone Canyon Road, Los Angeles, CA. The employee was planting a 15-ft palm tree 20 ft from the curbside of the road. The tree was hoisted by a truck-mounted crane and the employee guided the tree over the hole. The outriggers of the crane were not properly extended, and the crane tipped over causing the boom struck the employee's right leg. He sustained a fractured right leg and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, OUTRIGGER, BOOM, STRUCK BY, CRANE, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126057074			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm

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