Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 114377.015 - Employee is struck and killed by falling anti-two-block devi

Accident Summary Nr: 114377.015 -- Report ID: 0636900 -- Event Date: 03/12/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1384573.015	03/12/2019		238110	Ats Drilling, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:15 a.m. on March 12, 2019, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a drilling company, were engaged in crane operations at a bridge construction site. The coworker was operating the crane. Employee #1 was signaling the coworker to lower the crane's auxiliary line so the rigging could be removed. The crane's anti-two-block device fell from the top of the crane and struck Employee #1 in the head. He sustained a fractured skull and was killed.

Keywords: Construction, Crane, Crane Block, Falling Object, Fracture, Rigging, Signalman, Skull, Struck By, Two-Blocking

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		New project or new addition					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1384573.015	28	M	Fatality		Construction laborers

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