Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200002723 - Employee Is Killed When Struck by Debris

Accident Summary Nr: 200002723 -- Report ID: 0728500 -- Event Date: 05/23/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312215403	05/23/2008	1711	238220	Apcom Power, Inc

Abstract: On May 23, 2008, Employee #1, a crane operator for Maxim Crane Works, was conducting a wind test with no load. The crane boom fell to the ground, causing the cab to tip over. Employee #1 was killed when flying debris hit his head as he ran from the site.

Keywords: HEAD, HIGH WIND, CRANE BOOM, CONSTRUCTION, CRANE CAB, STRUCK BY, CONCUSSION, FLYING OBJECT, OVERTURN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerplant		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	14		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312215403			Fatality	Concussion	Boilermakers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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