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Accident Summary Nr: 170195473 - Employee fractures ribs when struck by crane counterweight

Accident Summary Nr: 170195473 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 11/25/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111965125	12/01/1994	1799	0	John Dewitt Trucking

Abstract: On November 25, 1994, Employee #1 was working for a trucking company that sets up and tears down large drill rigs. Employee #1 was talking to his supervisor when he slipped on wet soil and fell backward over the right rear outrigger of a 75-ton Link-belt truck crane (model 138A), just as the crane operator rotated the crane to the right. Employee #1 was pinched between the outrigger and the rotating counterweight. His supervisor yelled immediately and the operator stopped the crane. Employee #1 fractured several ribs on the left side and broke his right wrist, which required surgery. Employee #1 stated he was at fault for slipping and falling. A flagged barrier cord guards the nip point area of the counterweight swing.

Keywords: FRACTURE, COUNTERBALANCE, CRANE OUTRIGGER, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, SLIPPERY SURFACE, INATTENTION, UNSTABLE POSITION, WRIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111965125			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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