Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200331346 - Employee injured while guiding a crane

Accident Summary Nr: 200331346 -- Report ID: 0830300 -- Event Date: 06/26/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304208952	07/01/2003	1622	237310	Fru Con Construction Corporation

Abstract: On June 26, 2003, Employee #1 and a coworker were guiding a crawler crane operator to move two barges, approximately 100 feet, down a lake. The crane was positioned cross ways on the road. Employee #1 motioned for the operator to cut to the right, but the crane got caught in the loose rocky surface. Employee #1 signaled for the operator to back track. Employee #1 checked the right track and moved around to the front of the crane and instructed the operator to move forward. The crane moved approximately two feet forward and the left crawler track broke. As Employee #1 was walking to the left side of the crane (8 feet away from the crane) to investigate the broken track, the track struck him and flung him about thirty feet backwards. Emergency services were contacted and Employee #1 was taken to a medical facility where he was hospitalized. Employee #1 was determined in critical condition, but recovered fully.

Keywords: BACK, STRUCK BY, CRANE OPERATOR, MECH MALFUNCTION, CRANE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304208952			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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