Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 604595 - Employee killed by falling log when hydraulic boom collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 604595 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 08/07/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107008369	08/08/1991	2411	0	Albert M. Giles Company

Abstract: At approximately 9:00 a.m. on May 29, 1991, Employee #1, owner and operator of a Prentice knuckle boom loader, model #210, was loading log trucks. He was loading an approximately 64 ft long log when a hydraulic hose ruptured, causing the boom to collapse. The butt of the log struck the top of the cab and then fell, entering the front of the cab and striking Employee #1 in the chest. Employee #1 was taken to USA Hospital, where he died on August 7, 1991.

Keywords: CHEST, LOADING, BOOM, COLLAPSE, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, HOSE, RUPTURE, LOADER, STRUCK BY, LOGGING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107008369			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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