Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200211530 - Employee Is Killed by Falling Crane Load

Accident Summary Nr: 200211530 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 11/18/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308230309	11/18/2004	1799	238990	Vmc Signs Inc

Abstract: On November 18, 2004, Employee #1 and a coworker were installing an outdoor sign at a shopping mall. The sign, approximately 1,800 pounds, was suspended a few feet above ground by slings and a truck-mounted crane. They were following the safety rules listed in the vehicle's operator's manual. The vehicle's telescopic boom retracted unexpectedly, and Employee #1 was killed when his head was pinned under the sign.

Keywords: HEAD, HOISTING MECHANISM, TRUCK CRANE, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, CONCUSSION, SLING, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1	30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308230309			Fatality	Concussion	Misc. electrical & electronic equipment repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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