Accident Report Detail
Accident: 14369698 - Employee Killed In Fall From Boom Truck
Accident: 14369698 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 12/07/1998 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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302503628 | 12/07/1998 | 4212 | Jay'S Boom Trucking | ||||
Employee #1 was operating an IMT boom, model 1331, serial # 04306779Z, on a truck. The hydraulic cylinder broke (shear failure), and the base of the boom tore free from its structural connection. It struck Employee #1 and knocked him approximately 13 ft from his operator's seat to the ground. He fell on his head and was killed. | |||||||
Keywords:
ejected, boom truck, head, boom, equipment failure, hydraulic cylinder, fall, struck by, truck boom, sheared
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 302503628 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported |