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Accident Summary Nr: 201931045 - Employee hit by, and suffocated, under overhead load

Accident Summary Nr: 201931045 -- Report ID: 0419000 -- Event Date: 02/05/1999
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1745662502/06/199915410Clearwater Environmental, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was disassembling a crane boom. When he removed the boom pins, he became trapped beneath the boom and suffocated under its weight.

Keywords: SUFFOCATED, CRANE BOOM, OVERHEAD CRANE, STRUCK BY
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator New project or new addition $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 X

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 17456625 Fatality Asphyxia Heavy equipment mechanics Distance of Fall: feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet
Cause: Erecting structural steel
Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor

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