Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 104813.015 - Employee falls from crane jib and suffers multiple injuries

Accident Summary Nr: 104813.015 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 10/19/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1274638.015	11/02/2017		561990	Top Operators Llc

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on October 19, 2017, an employee was stowing the jib of a mobile crane and was standing on the crane wheel well that was 8 feet above the ground. The jib swung away from the equipment and took the employee with it before the employee let go and fell to the ground. The employee suffered several fractured ribs and a ruptured spleen. The employee was also hospitalized.

Keywords: Crane, Fall, Fracture, Jib Crane, Rib, Rupture, Spleen, Wheel

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1274638.015	34	M	Hospitalized injury		Crane Operator	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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