Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 303176135 - Employee Injured When Crushed Between Grapples And Boom

Accident Summary Nr: 303176135 -- Report ID: 1054114 -- Event Date: 06/23/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303176135	06/26/2000	2411	0	Best Lay Cutting Inc

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 a.m. on June 23, 2000, Employee #1 and an assistant where replacing a drum on a hydraulic shovel using a second hydraulic shovel and its boom attachments (grapples). The replacement drum was put into place by the second hydraulic shovel and after the bolts had been placed appropriately Employee #1 requested that his assistant move the grapples out of the way. As the assistant was moving the grapples he observed Employee #1 go out of his sight. The assistant ran to Employee #1's previous location only to find him a distance away from the machine and injured. Employee #1 was taken to a local hospital where it was determined that he had suffered a broken pelvis, broken femur, and severe lacerations. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CRANE BOOM, CAUGHT BETWEEN, LACERATION, PELVIS, CRANE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303176135			Hospitalized injury	Other	Crane and tower operators

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