Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200000941 - Employee killed when crushed under falling crane boom

Accident Summary Nr: 200000941 -- Report ID: 0728500 -- Event Date: 05/03/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303205884	05/03/2000	1629	0	Viebrock Construction & Equipment, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were dismantling a crawler crane that was to be moved to another site. Employee #1 went under the lowered crane boom, apparently to remove the bottom connecting pins. He had removed the second lower connecting pin when the boom fell, crushing him against the ground. Employee #1 was killed. The coworker had turned and was walking away from the boom when it fell.

Keywords: DISMANTLING, PIN, UNSECURED, CRANE BOOM, WORK RULES, CRAWLER CRANE, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303205884			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Placing bridge girders and beams Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by construction equipment during

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