Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 108024.015 - Crane operator fractures lumbar vertebra when crane collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 108024.015 -- Report ID: 0111100 -- Event Date: 08/05/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1336260.015	08/06/2018		236220	Bancroft Contracting Corporation

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on August 5, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was operating a Luffing Boom Crane in windy conditions. He was taking wind speed readings when the luffing jib failed and the crane collapsed. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for a fractured lumbar vertebra.

Keywords: Collapse, Construction, Crane, Equipment Failure, Equipment Operator, Fracture, Jib Crane, Repair, Struck By, Vertebra, Windy

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
		Alteration or rehabilitation				320

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1336260.015	52	M	Hospitalized injury		Crane Operator	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause:

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