Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 743807 - Employee killed by falling crane boom in trench

Accident Summary Nr: 743807 -- Report ID: 0951510 -- Event Date: 09/30/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103888491	10/01/1991	1541	0	Pan Pacific Construction Inc Dba Ppc-Tokyu Joint V

Abstract: At 2:55 p.m. on September 30, 1991, Employee #1 and a coworker were having a Rammax compactor lowered into an approximately 3 ft trench by a 35 ton P & H crawler crane #CR7, serial #J7057. The coworker was on the right side of the crane giving hand signals to the crane operator to lower the compactor into the trench. After lowering, he stood by while Employee #1 went into the trench to unhook the slings from the compactor. The boom hoist cable snapped and the boom fell to the ground, striking Employee #1 on the head and killing him.

Keywords: HEAD, WIRE ROPE, CRANE BOOM, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103888491			Fatality	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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