Accident Report Detail
Accident: 14540462 - Employee Killed When Crushed By Falling Granite Block
Accident: 14540462 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 11/07/1984 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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1804889 | 12/03/1984 | 1522 | Boston Minor Co | ||||
At approximately 3:30 p.m. on November 30, 1984, Employee #1 was directing a concrete pour in the basement of a property in Boston, MA. He was holding the concrete pumping hose when it developed too much pressure and he lost control of it. He was thrown against a Lally column that was supporting a 2-ton granite block. The column dislodged and the granite block fell on Employee #1's chest, killing him. | |||||||
Keywords:
chest, construction, hose, crushed, high pressure, struck by, falling object, lost control
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 1804889 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported |