Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14321293 - One employee killed by falling crane boom

Accident Summary Nr: 14321293 -- Report ID: 0317000 -- Event Date: 05/19/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18253815	05/23/1988	1541	0	Rees Weaver & Company, Incorporated
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100384098	05/24/1988	1541	0	Bituma Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1 and coworkers were changing a crane boom section. Although they were working under the boom, which they had lowered to approximately 5 1/2 ft above the ground, they did not set the boom on a block or reposition the pendant from in front of the pins to behind them. When the employees removed the lower pins to the boom section, the boom folded and fell, breaking a coworker's hip and killing Employee #1.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, UNSECURED, BLOCKS, CRANE BOOM, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18253815			Fatality	Other	Helpers, mechanics and repairers
2	100384098					Occupation Not Listed

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