Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170843528 - Employee injured when struck by overturning crane

Accident Summary Nr: 170843528 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 11/29/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125593814	11/30/1999	1521	0	Triola Hi-Reach And Crane

Abstract: Employee #1, who worked for the president and CEO of a winery, was constructing fireplace footings at the CEO's residence. He was guiding a reinforcing steel rod cage into position as a truck-mounted crane lowered it into an 18 ft deep hole. Employee #1 was standing adjacent to the load when the crane tipped over and struck him, fracturing his tibia and hip socket. The crane was being operated at too low an angle to be stable.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TIBIA, TRUCK CRANE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, HIP, CRANE, OVERTURN, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Other		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125593814			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; carpenters and related workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Emplacing reinforcing steel Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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