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Accident: 14496301 - Employee Killed In Fall From Suspended Concrete Bucket

Accident: 14496301 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 08/05/1985
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
244479208/06/19851522Ron Latta Construction
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
244480008/06/19851791Jay Gipson Crane Co
Employee #1 was placing reinforcing steel and pouring concrete into plasters built into a 30 ft high wall. To reach the work area, he was standing on the edge of a concrete bucket that was suspended approximately 1 to 1 1/2 ft above the wall by a 1978 P & H 22-ton capacity mobile crane. Employee #1 released his hold on the bucket and fell approximately 33 to 35 feet to the ground. He suffered a broken neck and was killed. No work platform, safety equipment, or personal protective gear were available for use on the job site.
Keywords: ppe, work rules, mobile crane, concrete bucket, elevated work plat, construction, fall, fall protection, neck, unstable position
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation
1 2444792 Occupation Not Listed
2 2444800 Fatality Fracture Occupation not reported

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