Accident Report Detail
Accident: 200532034 - Employee Killed When Crushed Under A Crane Boom
Accident: 200532034 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 02/02/2008 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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311797435 | 02/04/2008 | 1541 | Whc, Incorporated | ||||
On February 2, 2008, Employee #1 was dismantling a lattice crane boom. There were four pins that held the boom sections together. Employee #1 used a hammer and punch to drift out the first pin. He then positioned himself under the boom and drifted out the second lower pin. Employee #1 was killed when the boom sections pivoted downward and crushed his lower torso. | |||||||
Keywords:
dismantling, boom, torso, crushed, crane
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Other building | New project or new addition | $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 | 1 | X | |||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 311797435 | Fatality | Fracture | Crane and tower operators |