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Accident Summary Nr: 822791 - CONSTRUCTION WORKER KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY RECOILING CHAIN

Accident Summary Nr: 822791 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 12/14/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18826586	12/15/1987	1623	0	Rockingham Construction Company Inc.

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STANDING NEXT TO A POLE SETTING TRUCK THAT WAS STUCK IN THE MUD. A NYLON ROPE FROM THE WINCH ON THE BOOM WAS STRUNG-OUT AND ATTACHED TO A TREE WITH A RIGGING CHAIN. AS THE OPERATOR OF THE BOOM WAS WINCHING IN, THE TRUCK DRIVER WAS SPINNING THE TRUCK WHEELS TO GET UNSTUCK. THE RIGGING CHAIN SUDDENLY BROKE, CAUSING THE ROPE WITH LARGE HOOK AND RIGGING CHAIN TO FLY BACK AND STRIKE EMPLOYEE #1 IN THE ABDOMEN, KILLING HIM. THE STUCK TRUCK WAS LOCATED ABOUT 105 FEET FROM THE TREE THE WORKERS HAD ATTACHED THE CHAIN TO.

Keywords: CHAIN, ABDOMEN, MIRED, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, BROKEN CHAIN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18826586			Fatality	Other	Electrical power installers and repairers

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