Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 977751 - EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN CRANE OVERTURNED

Accident Summary Nr: 977751 -- Report ID: 0454713 -- Event Date: 01/11/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108215526	01/11/1990	1542	0	Bechtel Construction Inc

Abstract: Employee #1, a pipefitter, was working in the immediate vicinity of a 75 Grove Rubber Tree Crane. The crane was making a lift to the iron worker crew when the operator lost control of the rig. The rig tipped forward causing the boom to fall to the ground. Employee #1 had walked into the booms vicinity. The 33-foot boom jib struck Employee #1, causing crush injuries, killing him.

Keywords: CRANE BOOM, JIB CRANE, CRANE OPERATOR, CRANE, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108215526			Fatality	Other	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters

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