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Accident Summary Nr: 129003.015 - Employee is killed by swinging crane counterweight

Accident Summary Nr: 129003.015 -- Report ID: 0420300 -- Event Date: 08/24/2020
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1490033.01508/25/2020237990Flatiron Constructors, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:40 p.m. on August 24, 2020, Employee #1, a crane inspector employed by a heavy construction/civil construction company, was preparing to do a monthly crane inspection at a bridge construction site. The crane inspector was standing within the swing radius of the crane's counterweight when the moving counterweight struck the inspector. Employee #1 sustained blunt force traumatic injuries and was killed.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Bridge, Construction, Crane, Crane Counterweight, Inspecting, Safety Control Line, Struck By, Work zone
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Bridge New project or new addition   30 X

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 1490033.015 42 M Fatality Crane and tower operators Distance of Fall: feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet
Cause: Bituminous concrete placement
Fatality Cause:

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