Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200050763 - Employee killed when crushed by falling crane boom

Accident Summary Nr: 200050763 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 09/20/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300056546	09/21/1999	1622	0	Dixon Construction Company

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were dismantling the lattice boom of a Link Belt LS-108B crawler crane, serial #9LG3770, at the completion of a work project. The 80 ft long boom consisted of a 20 ft boom tip connected to a 20 ft section, connected to two 10 ft sections, connected to a 20 ft butt section that was connected to the crane. The boom was extended horizontal to the ground at a height of approximately 4 ft. Employee #1 was under the boom, pulling out the cotter pins from the boom pins, at the spot on the boom where the boom tip connected with the first 20 foot section. When he knocked out the boom pins, the boom fell; he was crushed and killed. Neither Employee #1 nor his coworker had been adequately trained in how to safely dismantle a crane boom. The pendant lines were still attached to the boom, which put added tension on the boom.

Keywords: DISMANTLING, UNSECURED, CRANE BOOM, WORK RULES, CRAWLER CRANE, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, FALLING OBJECT, UNTRAINED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1	12	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300056546			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by construction equipment during

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