Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 571760 - STRUCK IN THE HEAD BY HYDRAULIC BOOM

Accident Summary Nr: 571760 -- Report ID: 0521100 -- Event Date: 07/09/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2424919	07/10/1985	1611	0	Timme Inc

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A PIECE OF MACHINERY USED TO POUND FENCE POSTS INTO THE GROUND ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF US HIGHWAY 51. THE MACHINE HAD A HYDRAULIC BOOM ANCHORED BY TWO SIDE POLES. ONE OF THE ANCHORS BROKE AT THE WELD LOCATED JUST ABOVE THE POINT OF ANCHOR (THE GROUND). THIS CAUSED THE BOOM TO SWING TO THE LEFT AND DOWNWARDS, STRIKING EMPLOYEE #1 IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD. HE SUFFERED MASSIVE INTERNAL HEAD INJURIES AND A SKULL FRACTURE, AND DIED INSTANTLY.

Keywords: ANCHOR, FRACTURE, HEAD, BOOM, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2424919			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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