Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170009666 - Employee killed when tree falls on crane cab

Accident Summary Nr: 170009666 -- Report ID: 1055320 -- Event Date: 06/27/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304585730	06/29/2001	1542	0	Sellen Construction Co Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304585656	06/27/2001	7353	0	Sunnen Crane Service Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304585698	06/27/2001	0783	0	Big Trees Inc

Abstract: On June 27, 2001, Employees #1through #3 were working with Big Trees Transplant Service and Sunnen Crane Service to adjust the depth and straightness of a 90-ft tall elm tree that they had replanted the day before, across from the site of a new parking garage. The property owners had asked for the depth and verticality of the tree to be adjusted after the crew had transplanted the tree on the previous day. The crew rerigged the tree and Employee #1, the crane operator, lifted it four times to make the requested adjustments. As the crane was lowering the tree slowly into place, the tree rotated approximately 45 degrees then fell onto the crane's cab. Employee #1, who was operating the crane from inside the cab, was crushed and killed. Employees #2 and #3 sustained injuries but only Employee #2 required hospitalization.

Keywords: CRANE CAB, STRUCK BY, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, LOAD SHIFT, OVERTURN, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, TREE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		Other		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304585730	Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Landscaping Fatality Cause: Fall, other
2	304585656	Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
3	304585698	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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