Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 852046 - Employee dies when crushed by crane rail

Accident Summary Nr: 852046 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 05/25/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102429545	05/26/1988	1721	0	Gibson Painting & Contracting

Abstract: At approximately 10:00 a.m. on May 25, 1988, Employee #1 was cutting braces on the upper surface of an I-beam to remove a crane rail. He was approximately 15 ft in the air on a rolling metal ladder. The employee and the rail fell to the ground. The approximately 30 ft long and 650 lb rail was found lying on top of Employee #1. A coworker removed the rail and Employee #1 was transported by ambulance to the hospital emergency room, where he was subsequently pronounced dead of blunt chest and abdominal trauma.

Keywords: CHEST, ABDOMEN, RAIL, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, FALL, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102429545			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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