Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 126552.015 - Employee crushes leg in crane accident

Accident Summary Nr: 126552.015 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 12/06/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1451062.015	12/06/2019		237990	Purple Line Transit Constructors, Llc

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on December 6, 2019, an employee was stacking lagging boards. A Link-belt Model TCC 750 hydraulic boom crawler crane reversed approximately 4 feet and crushed the employee below his right knee. The employee's right leg was surgically amputated approximately 1-inch above the knee, and he was hospitalized.

Keywords: Backing Up, Construction, Construction vehicle, Crane, Crushed, Crushing, Hydraulic Crane, Leg, Pedestrian, Struck By, Surgical Amputation

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1451062.015	65	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause:

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