Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121817.015 - Employee fractures hip when jumping from crane

Accident Summary Nr: 121817.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 10/02/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1445808.015	11/19/2019		236220	Wanzek Construction Inc

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on October 2, 2019, an employee was disassembling the queen's post on a Liebherr LR 1600/2 crane when the queen's post started to fall backwards towards him. The employee jumped off of the boom to avoid the queen's post and landed on the ground. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured hip.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Crane, Disassemble, Falling Object, Fracture, Guide Post, Hip, Jump, Jumping

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition				11

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1445808.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 11 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 11 feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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