Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14277040 - CRUSHED BY BOOM OF CRANE

Accident Summary Nr: 14277040 -- Report ID: 0112300 -- Event Date: 06/12/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1816909	06/12/1984	5093	0	Charles J Whelden Co Inc

Abstract: A MAGNETIC TYPE CRAWLER CRANE WAS BEING OPERATED IN A SCRAP YARD ENVIRONMENT. EMPLOYEE #1, WHO NORMALLY WORKS AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION AS A MECHANICS HELPER, CAME OVER TO SPEAK TO THE CRANE OPERATOR. AFTER A CONVERSATION, EMPLOYEE #1 BEGAN TO CLEAN SCRAP FROM THE ROADWAY AREA. WHEN EMPLOYEE #1 BEGAN TO LEAVE THE AREA, A WELD PULLED APART IN THE LOWER SECTION OF THE CRANE BOOM. THE LOWER SECTION HAD BEEN RECENTLY FABRICATED. THE TOP BOOM SECTION FELL, HITTING AND CRUSHING EMPLOYEE #1.

Keywords: CRANE BOOM, CRAWLER CRANE, CRUSHED, FALLING OBJECT, CRANE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1816909			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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