Inspection Detail

Inspection: 100556000 - Thompson Bros. Dock Builders

Inspection Information - Office: Long Island Area Office

Investigation Summary

AT APPROXIMATELY 2:15 PM ON APRIL 19, 1988, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS DISMANTLING A TRUCK CRANE BOOM (50' OF A 70' BOOM). THE BOOM WAS SUSPENDED ABOUT 5 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. WHILE UNDER THE BOOM, EMPLOYEE #1 APPARENTLY REMOVED THE TWO LOWER PINS CONNECTING THE BOOM SECTIONS. HE HAD NOT BLOCKED THE BOOM OR REPOSITIONED THE PENDANT LINES. THE BOOM SECTIONS SPREAD APART AT THE BOTTOM AND THEN FELL. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CRUSHED BY THE FALLING BOOM. HE DIED ONE HOUR LATER IN THE HOSPITAL DUE TO CRUSHING CHEST INJURIES.

Keywords: CHEST, DISMANTLING, UNSECURED, BLOCKS, CRANE BOOM, WORK RULES, MOBILE CRANE, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, CRANE