Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200555621 - Employee Drowns When Crane Overturns Into Lake

Accident Summary Nr: 200555621 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 12/23/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311528889	12/24/2008	1622	237310	Boh Bros Construction Co L L C

Abstract: On December 23, 2008, Employee #1, a crane operator, was moving curb forms with a RTC 8030 crane on a twin span bridge and without outriggers. The crane was located on the slope of the bridge. The boom pointed in an uphill direction and swung over the north side of the bridge and over the water to setup the curbing on the downhill side of the crane. As the boom was rotating over the water, the combination of the weight of the load, the extended boom, the downhill slop of the roadbed and the side-to-side slope of the road cause the crane to overturn. The crane fell into the water and entrapped Employee #1 underwater, which caused him to drown.

Keywords: DROWN, CRANE, OVERTURN, WATER

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	1	30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311528889			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Placing bridge deck Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor

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