Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14280911 - Employee injured when struck by falling crane boom

Accident Summary Nr: 14280911 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 04/10/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109846006	02/07/2000	1791	0	Capco Steel Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1 was part of a crew that was assembling a crane. The crane gantry, which was not fully raised, was in the "floating" position. The crew was standing under the crane boom, on the goose neck of a tractor trailer. When the load line started to raise the erection block lying on the goose neck, the gantry raised and the boom fell. All the workers except Employee #1 were able to jump off the trailer. He was struck by the boom and pinned to the trailer, suffering a broken back and possibly pelvic damage. When the boom was raised, Employee #1 fell from the trailer and struck his head, sustaining a laceration that required six sutures to close. He was hospitalized for his injuries, which were considered life-threatening for several days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, UNSECURED, CRANE BOOM, CONSTRUCTION, GANTRY CRANE, BACK, CAUGHT BETWEEN, FALL, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	109846006			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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