Accident Report Detail
Accident: 202350989 - Portable Gantry Crane Topples And Kills Employee
Accident: 202350989 -- Report ID: 1055310 -- Event Date: 08/13/2003 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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306421348 | 08/13/2003 | 5015 | Pull A Part | ||||
Employee #1 worked in a self-service auto salvage yard. Employee #1 was moving an auto engine and transmission using a portable gantry crane. One of the four wheels at the base of the crane was stopped by a shallow depression in the ground. The momentum of the portable gantry crane which was moving the auto engine and transmission caused it to topple over striking Employee #1 on the head. Employee #1 was killed. | |||||||
Keywords:
wheel, head, stuck, gantry crane, struck by, falling object, crane, overturn
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 306421348 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported |