Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200051126 - Employee injured in fall from ball of crane line

Accident Summary Nr: 200051126 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 12/28/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303726392	01/12/2001	1791	0	Cromwell Construction, Inc.

Abstract: On December 28, 2000, Employee #1 was working for a construction company that was installing a metal grain bin at a feed mill. The employer's son was operating a crane and was raising and lowering Employee #1 in and out of a bin that was being put together. He was being raised up when his shoelace became caught on something and he asked the crane operator to lower him back down. The operator complied, but as Employee #1 was being lifted back up, he slipped and fell off the ball. He suffered a fractured left femur, five fractures to his left hip and pelvis, and torn cartilage in his lower torso. In addition, bone marrow from his femur entered his bloodstream and resulted in fatty deposits on his brain stem.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, RIDING ON EQUIPMENT, FALL, BRAIN, CRANE, LEG, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2	63

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303726392			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 63 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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