Inspection Detail
Inspection: 3263563 - Western Road Machinery Company
Inspection Information - Office: Utah Division Of Occupational Safety And Health
Site Address:
Western Road Machinery Company
2300 South Main Street
Salt Lake City, UT 84110
Mailing Address:
Po Box 2548, Salt Lake City, UT 84110
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:5082
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 09/13/1985
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 09/13/1985
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
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Accident | 360780134 |
Investigation Summary
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE CHANGE THE TAIL BOOM PIN ON A MOBILE HYDRAULIC CRANE. THEY WERE USING ANOTHER MOBILE HYDRAULIC CRANE TO SUPPORT, IN A HORIZONTAL POSITION, THE FIRST CRANE'S BOOM. THEY HAD JUST CHANGED THE LIFTING CRANE'S HOOK FROM A HEADACHE BALL TO A HOOK BLOCK. THE HOOK BLOCK WAS CONNECTED WITH A WEDGE SOCKET. AS THE CRANE OPERATOR TOOK THE SLACK UP ON THE LIFTING CRANE, THE WEDGE SOCKET SLIPPED, ALLOWING THE HOOK BLOCK TO DROP ON EMPLOYEE #1'S FOOT. EMPLOYEE #1 HAD BEEN STANDING ON THE HORIZONTAL BOOM.
Keywords: CRANE HOOK, CRANE BOOM, STRUCK BY, CRANE BLOCK, FALLING OBJECT, CRANE, FOOT
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 3263563 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Helpers, mechanics and repairers |