Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 565952 - Employee killed when struck by falling crane boom

Accident Summary Nr: 565952 -- Report ID: 0636900 -- Event Date: 01/10/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110041852	01/10/1996	1791	0	The Williams & Beasley Company

Abstract: At 7:20 a.m. on January 10, 1995, Employee #1 and four coworkers were engaged in replacing a section of the boom on a Manitowoc truck crane. The crane operator had lowered the boom and the jib and head section had been removed. The operator mounted a skytrack forklift and attached a sling to the second section of the boom. The section was lifted slightly to relieve the pressure on the pins. Employee #1 got under the boom and removed one of the pins. When the pin was removed, the boom dropped slightly, and Employee #1 said to a nearby coworker, "I hope this don't fall." When he removed the second bottom pin, the boom fell, striking Employee #1 in the head and pinning him to the ground. He was killed.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, BOOM, PIN, UNSECURED, PINNED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, CRANE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	110041852			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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