Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 773796 - Employee killed when struck in head by guardrail

Accident Summary Nr: 773796 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 03/25/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110382751	03/26/1991	1622	0	H.B. Zachry Company

Abstract: Employee #1 had finished his part of a truss extension operation. He had started moving his manlift away when a 50 ton truss set at a horizontal angle came free from a cable control. Apparently, the forward pulling winch control gear disengaged and the brake failed. The truss moved backward, unbalanced and missed the installation support rollers. The truss fell, striking the employee's manlift propulsion unit. The manlift's boom propelled the guardrail into Employee #1's head. He was killed.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, GUARDRAIL, BOOM, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, STRUCK BY, ELEVATOR, WINCH

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	110382751			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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