Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200375673 - Employee Is Injured When Struck by Crane Load

Accident Summary Nr: 200375673 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 07/12/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315688382	07/12/2011	1622	237310	Republic Contracting Corporation

Abstract: On July 12, 2011, Employee #1, the superintendent of Republic Contracting Corporation, started lifting off truck pilings that weighed approximately 35,000 lbs. from a crane. He got on the flatbed to keep the load from swinging. The crane lifted the load (The boom was at a steep angle) and then it dropped the load. Nobody was sure how Employee #1 was specifically injured. He did not fall off the truck. It appeared that he was hit by the load. As a result, he was transported to the hospital and treated for four cracked ribs and a punctured lung. The crane had a history of recent repairs. Parts were ordered, but RMG kept using the crane even though they knew it could drop the load and the boom angle indicator was not working. RMG thought they were safe as long as they did not lift anything past a certain boom angle; however, the indicator was not working and they were depending on kick out.

Keywords: KICK BACK, FRACTURE, LUNG, BOOM, CRANE BOOM, RIB, STRUCK BY, FLATBED TRUCK, CRANE

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315688382			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pile driving Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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