Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200420032 - Employee killed when crushed under falling crane boom

Accident Summary Nr: 200420032 -- Report ID: 0420300 -- Event Date: 06/13/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300316247	06/13/1997	1622	0	Dellinger, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was working on a lattice boom from underneath it. He removed the lower locking pins that connected two 20-ft sections of the boom, causing the boom to collapse on him. Employee #1 was crushed and killed.

Keywords: UNSECURED, CRANE BOOM, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, MECH MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

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			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300316247			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring concrete for piers, and pylons Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by construction equipment during

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