Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 768531 - Two employees killed, seven injured when crane overturns

Accident Summary Nr: 768531 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 09/15/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100320654	09/16/1987	8711	0	Erci/Simco
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100320639	09/15/1987	1629	0	Brown & Root, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100320621	09/15/1987	8711	0	Stone & Webster Engineering Corp.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100320654	09/16/1987	8711	0	Erci/Simco
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100320621	09/15/1987	8711	0	Stone & Webster Engineering Corp.

Abstract: Employees #1 through #9, members of a crane crew, were trying to get a 140 ton crane to a location where the boom could be lowered because they could see that bad weather was coming. While the crew was waiting for another vehicle to move so that the crane could be relocated, a gust of wind accompanied by heavy rain blew the crane over onto the crew. Employees #1 and #2 were killed. Employee #3 suffered a broken back and was hospitalized. Employees #4 through #9 received multiple bruises, contusions, and cuts, but were not hospitalized.

Keywords: WORK RULES, OVERTURN, FRACTURE, HIGH WIND, BACK, STRUCK BY, CRANE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100320654	Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported
2	100320654	Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported
3	100320654	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported
4	100320639	Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported
5	100320621	Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported
6	100320621	Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported
7	100320621	Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported
8	100320654	Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported
9	100320621	Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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