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Accident Summary Nr: 708933 - CRANE OVERTURNED, PINNING OPERATOR

Accident Summary Nr: 708933 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 12/12/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102084084	12/12/1985	1791	0	Adams & Smith Inc

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATIONG AN 18 TON MOBILE HYDRAULIC CRANE, GROVE MODEL RT 518. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING A SECTION OF A CONVEYOR SYSTEM, WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 3,000 POUNDS, FROM THE SIDE OF A HILL DOWN TO THE LEVEL. AS THE LIFT WAS STARTED, THE LOAD APPARENTLY WAS PULLED SIDEWAYS OFF THE HILL (WITHOUT BEING LIFTED). THIS CAUSED THE LOAD TO SWING BACK AND FORTH. ON THE SECOND SWING, THE CRANE TIPPED OVER ONTO ITS LEFT SIDE. THE OPERATOR WAS PINNED IN THE CAB. THE OUTRIGGERS HAD BEEN EXTENDED ON THE RIGHT (LIFTING) SIDE OF THE CRANE, BUT NOT ON THE LEFT SIDE.

Keywords: OUTRIGGER, CRANE, HYDRAULIC CRANE, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102084084			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Structural metal workers

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