Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 920397 - Employee killed when crushed by boom

Accident Summary Nr: 920397 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 06/13/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110062452	06/16/1992	4953	0	Waste Management Inc. Of Florida

Abstract: On June 13, 1992, Employee #1 was operating a truck-mounted crane. He was loading debris into a truck's bed when the boom section suddenly fell back against him. Employee #1, who was between the back of the truck's cab and the crane's operating controls, was crushed and killed when the torque tube broke in the base mount.

Keywords: LOADING, BOOM, CRANE BOOM, TRUCK CRANE, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, CRANE OPERATOR, FALLING OBJECT, CRANE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	110062452			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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