Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200357143 - Employee's Back Is Fractured When Struck by Crane

Accident Summary Nr: 200357143 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 08/11/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312447980	08/12/2008	1622	237310	Balfour Beatty Infrastructure, Inc

Abstract: On August 11, 2008, a Manitowoc 4100 W 250 ton crane was delivering a cart of empty cylinders weighing 500 pounds. The boom hoist line broke, causing the boom to fail. Employee #1 was standing on a boat 12 ft below the intended landing point and was struck by the boom or cables. He was hospitalized with a fractured back.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HOISTING MECHANISM, BOOM, CAUGHT BY, HOIST, BACK, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, CRANE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over		12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312447980			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Lifting operations

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