Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200570547 - Employee died when struck by steel tube

Accident Summary Nr: 200570547 -- Report ID: 0316700 -- Event Date: 11/11/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305834624	11/12/2002	1791	0	Landis, Incorporated

Abstract: On November 11, 2002, Employee #1 and a crane operator were attempting to lift a steel tube that measured 8 inches in diameter and 27.33 feet long, and weighed 900 pounds. The steel tube was lifted using a choker hitch that was formed from a 0.625-inch diameter IWRC single leg wire rope sling. The sling, attached about 8 feet from the top of the steel tube, was connected to a 35-ton Grove hydraulic crane. As the crane operator lifted the steel tube, it became suspended vertically about 20 feet from the ground. Employee #1 was standing below. For some reason, the steel tube slipped out of the choker sling and fell, striking Employee #1. Employee #1 was hospitalized and pronounced dead due to injuries sustained.

Keywords: WIRE ROPE, STEEL TUBE, SLIP, FALL, STRUCK BY, SLING, CRANE OPERATOR, CRANE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305834624			Fatality	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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