Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14399638 - CONSTRUCTION WORKER KILLED WHEN CONCRETE TRUCK BOOM HIT HIM

Accident Summary Nr: 14399638 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 10/08/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2440055	10/16/1987	1771	0	Del Bosque Bros.

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING ON A CONCRETE FINISHING CREW. A CONCRETE TRUCK HAD BEEN SET UP, WITH OUTRIGGERS EXTENDED, AND THE POURING HAD BEGUN. SUDDENLY, THE RIGHT FRONT OUTRIGGER BROKE AT THE WELD, CAUSING THE BOOM TO FALL. EMPLOYEE #1 HAD HIS BACK TO THE TRUCK AND COULD NOT SEE THE FALLING BOOM. HE WAS KILLED WHEN THE BOOM STRUCK HIM IN THE BACK AND SHOULDERS.

Keywords: SHOULDER, OUTRIGGER, BOOM, CONCRETE TRUCK, BROKEN WELD, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, STRUCK BY, CONCRETE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2440055			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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