Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14382980 - Two employees killed when struck by hoist

Accident Summary Nr: 14382980 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 01/08/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101522621	01/11/1988	1761	0	Scott Larson Dba Larson Roofing & Painting

Abstract: Employees #1 and #2 were members of a three-man roofing crew that was dismantling a Reimann Georger trolley track hoist. Cement blocks had been removed from the counterweight system and were being lowered to the ground by a hoist. Employee #1, the hoist operator, allowed a load of four blocks to free fall approximately 40 ft, then abruptly applied the brake. The hoist flipped off the roof, knocking Employee #1 over the roof's edge. It landed on Employee #2, who was standing on the ground waiting to unload the blocks. Both employees were killed.

Keywords: DISMANTLING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, HOIST, FALL, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101522621			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported
2	101522621			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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