Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 154344.015 - Employee dies from head trauma when struck by falling crane

Accident Summary Nr: 154344.015 -- Report ID: 0636900 -- Event Date: 03/03/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1654643.015	03/03/2023		236220	S & D Erectors, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:57 p.m. on March 3, 2023, an employee working for a steel erection contractor was installing roofing material. The employee received a load from the crane when the crane was overextended and tipped over, striking the employee. The employee sustained severe head trauma and died.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Chest, Construction, Construction vehicle, Crane, Defect, Defective, Defective Equipment, Equipment Operator, Falling Object, Head, Installing, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Multi-employer Worksite, Multiemployer, Roof, Steel, Steel Erection, Struck By, Tips Over

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1654643.015	23	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Open Web Steel Joists-Landing Ma Fatality Cause:

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