Accident Report Detail
Accident: 14506752 - Struck By Falling Manhole Cone
Accident: 14506752 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 08/22/1984 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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1497700 | 08/22/1984 | 1623 | Allquick Excavating Inc | ||||
A MANHOLE CONE BEING PLACED ON A MANHOLE SECTION BROKE LOOSE AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1 ON THE HEAD. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STANDING ON A MANHOLE RUNG, GUIDING THE CONE INTO PLACE. A FRONT END LOADER WAS BEING USED TO LIFT THE CONE, WHICH WAS SUPPORTED BY A CHAIN SLING (FIAL-ALLIE FR-15). THE EMPLOYEES WERE NOT TRAINED IN WORKPLACE HAZARDS. THEY PICKED UP THE CONE USING THE WRONG EQUIPMENT. | |||||||
Keywords:
chain, head, front end loader, struck by, falling object, manhole, untrained
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 1497700 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Occupation not reported |