Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170178941 - Employee thrown from tipping crane fractures ankle

Accident Summary Nr: 170178941 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 12/07/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120043864	12/07/1993	7353	0	Bragg Crane

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a Grove 250C 35-ton capacity mobile crane, placing rebar bundles into a job site, one story (12 ft) below street level. The crane was set up with its outriggers fully extended. The crane's right front outrigger sank into the paved street because of substandard compaction work done in the last 60 days. The crane tipped up 90 degrees and the boom came to rest in the job site. Employee #1 was thrown from the crane's cab to the concrete sidewalk, a distance of 8 to 9 feet. He sustained injuries to both ankles, fracturing the left and badly spraining the right.

Keywords: EJECTED, FRACTURE, OUTRIGGER, MOBILE CRANE, UNSTABLE SURFACE, SPRAIN, ANKLE, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120043864			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Crane and tower operators

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