Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200201887 - Employee Dismantling Crane Is Killed Falling from Elevation

Accident Summary Nr: 200201887 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 09/07/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303943815	09/09/2002	1796	0	Phoenix Crane Service, Inc.

Abstract: On September 7, 2002, an employee and two coworkers were standing on the jib platform of a tower crane, dismantling the jib. The coworkers were standing on either side of the platform, while the employee was disconnecting the tension on the trolley cable drum. The employee was killed when he stepped backward into a 23 in. by 43 in. hole in the platform, falling over 100 ft to the concrete pavement. He was wearing a harness with a double lanyard at the time of the accident.

Keywords: DISMANTLING, UNGUARDED FL OPENING, TOWER CRANE, JIB CRANE, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, WALKING BACKWARD, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, CRANE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	9	90	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303943815			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 190 feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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