Inspection Detail

Inspection: 17669136 - Sims Crane Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Tampa Area Office

Inspection Nr: 17669136

Report ID: 0420600

Date Opened: 06/26/1990

Site Address:
Sims Crane Corporation
Sr 630 (Agrico Chemical)
Bradley, FL 33835

Mailing Address:
5002 E. Hillsborough Ave., Tampa, FL 33610

Union Status: Union

SIC:7353

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/26/1990

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/17/1990

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360451686

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14345193

Event: 06/25/1990

ELECTRIC SHOCK - STRUCK BY LIGHTNING

AN EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING A WHEEL ON A RUBBER-TIRED CRANE. THE METAL OUTRIGGERS ON THE CRANE HAD BEEN EXTENDED AND WERE IN FIRM CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. LIGHTNING STRUCK THE CRANE BOOM UNEXPECTEDLY. (ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE SKY WAS ONLY PARTLY CLOUDY WITH NO LIGHTNING IMMINENT.) THE EMPLOYEE, WHO WAS CONTACTING A METAL PART OF THE FRAME OF THE CRANE, WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL, BOOM, CRANE BOOM, E GI VII, ELECTROCUTED, LIGHTNING, CRANE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17669136			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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