Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200570075 - Employee killed when struck by falling piece of crane

Accident Summary Nr: 200570075 -- Report ID: 0316700 -- Event Date: 12/12/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
116163023	12/13/1996	1795	0	Allied Erecting & Dismantling Company, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and coworkers were on a superstructure, dismantling stacks. A mobile crane book above them, crimped, bent, and then fell on them. An undetermined piece of the crane struck Employee #1, killing him.

Keywords: DISMANTLING, CRANE BOOM, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Demolition		$50,000 to $250,000		110	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	116163023			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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