Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 811638 - Employee killed when trapped by overturning crane

Accident Summary Nr: 811638 -- Report ID: 0257250 -- Event Date: 11/30/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108484361	12/02/1988	1623	0	Jafer Construction

Abstract: A crane operated by Jafer personnel was being moved from its place in sloped terrain, by the project foreman. Without waiting for the air system, the crane was completely loaded. The crane lost brake control and all braking capability. When the boom operator realized that the crane could not be stopped, he jumped from the crane and escaped serious injury. Employee #1, the crane operator, remained on the crane trying to save it. Realizing that the crane was about to overturn, he jumped from the driver's side. Employee #1 was trapped between the overturned crane and the ground. He was killed.

Keywords: BRAKE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRANE OPERATOR, SLOPE, CRANE, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108484361			Fatality	Concussion	Supervisors; carpenters and related workers
2	108484361			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Engineers, n.e.c.

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