Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 690776 - FOOT STRUCK BY FALLING HOOK BLOCK

Accident Summary Nr: 690776 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 09/12/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
3263563	09/13/1985	5082	0	Western Road Machinery Company

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE CHANGE THE TAIL BOOM PIN ON A MOBILE HYDRAULIC CRANE. THEY WERE USING ANOTHER MOBILE HYDRAULIC CRANE TO SUPPORT, IN A HORIZONTAL POSITION, THE FIRST CRANE'S BOOM. THEY HAD JUST CHANGED THE LIFTING CRANE'S HOOK FROM A HEADACHE BALL TO A HOOK BLOCK. THE HOOK BLOCK WAS CONNECTED WITH A WEDGE SOCKET. AS THE CRANE OPERATOR TOOK THE SLACK UP ON THE LIFTING CRANE, THE WEDGE SOCKET SLIPPED, ALLOWING THE HOOK BLOCK TO DROP ON EMPLOYEE #1'S FOOT. EMPLOYEE #1 HAD BEEN STANDING ON THE HORIZONTAL BOOM.

Keywords: CRANE HOOK, CRANE BOOM, STRUCK BY, CRANE BLOCK, FALLING OBJECT, CRANE, FOOT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3263563			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Helpers, mechanics and repairers

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