Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200264133 - Crane Strikes Aerial Lift, Kills One Worker at Scene

Accident Summary Nr: 200264133 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 03/02/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315174227	03/03/2011	1795	238910	Parrick Michael Group Industrial Services Llc

Abstract: On March 2, 2011, Employee # 1 and Employee # 2 were working from an S-65 Genie Aerial Lift, rigging and cutting steel members that would be lowered to the bridge deck by a crane. The crew rigged a structural steel member that weighed approximately 19,000 pounds, and the boom of the 230-ton Manitowoc 888 Crane collapsed and struck the basket of the Aerial Lift. The basket of the aerial lift collapsed forward, and the employees fell approximately 30 feet to the bridge deck. Employee # 1 died at the scene, and Employee # 2 died later at the hospital.

Keywords: RIGGING, COLLAPSE, BRIDGE DECK, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		Demolition		$20,000,000 and over		40	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315174227			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile
2	315174227			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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