Accident Report Detail
Accident: 571646 - Employee'S Leg Fractured By Falling Crane Boom
Accident: 571646 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 04/08/1985 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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2241842 | 04/08/1985 | 1611 | Hupe And Sons Construction Co | ||||
Employee #1 was working on a 12 ft high concrete form using a concrete vibrator. A Link-Belt 30 ton crane with 60 ft boom, model #LS78, serial #701609, was suspending a bucket load of concrete approximately 2 ft above the hopper that was on the inside of the formwork. The boom hoist brake bolt sheared off at the bolt end, causing the boom to fall. Employee #1 was struck by the boom and his leg was pinned between the boom and scaffold planking. He remained in this position until freed by a city rescue squad, who used a backhoe to lift the boom off the formwork. Employee #1 suffered multiple leg fractures. | |||||||
Keywords:
concrete form work, fracture, crane boom, pinned, construction, equipment failure, bolt, struck by, falling object, sheared
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 2241842 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Occupation not reported |