Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 810119 - FALLING CRANE BOOM KILLS ONE EMPLOYEE AND INJURIES ANOTHER

Accident Summary Nr: 810119 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 10/04/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18511840	10/04/1989	1741	0	Roer Corp.

Abstract: Employee #1, a foreman, and Employee #2 were dismantling a crane boom. As they were removing the bottom bull pins from the second to adjoining third boom sections, the unsupported and unsecured twenty foot lattice sections pivoted downwards on to the crouching employees. Employee #1 was killed due to a blunt trauma. Employee #2 was hospitalized for multiple fractures and internal injuries.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CRANE BOOM, STRUCK BY, CRANE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18511840			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.
2	18511840			Fatality	Fracture	Supervisors, n.e.c.

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