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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 NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1336260.01508/06/2018236220Bancroft 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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