Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14341846 - Construction worker killed when crushed by counterweight

Accident Summary Nr: 14341846 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 04/26/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17426941	04/27/1988	1711	0	Falcon Fire Protection Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101257905	04/28/1988	1542	0	Rilea Construction Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1 was placing a 16 ft long by 1 1/2 in. diameter sprinkler pipe into a ventilator shaft on the machinery room roof. He was bending over the shaft wall helping to align the pipe when the crane operator rotated the crane. Employee #1 was crushed to death against the top of the ventilator wall by the crane's counterweight bottom. The crane operator knew that there was a 3/4 in. (unloaded) clearance between the counterweight and the ventilator wall top, but he was unaware of Employee #1's position.

Keywords: COUNTERBALANCE, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, CRANE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17426941			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported
2	101257905					Occupation Not Listed

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