Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200602373 - Employee killed by falling gantry

Accident Summary Nr: 200602373 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 04/02/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306061896	04/04/2003	1622	237310	S.F.W. Construction, Inc.

Abstract: On April 4, 2003, work had been completed at a bridge construction site and the crew was rigging down the truck crane. With a hammer, the crane operator knocked out the pins that held up the back hitch. This caused the gantry to come down, crushing Employee #1. Employee #1 died of fractures.

Keywords: FRACTURE, RIGGING, PIN, TRUCK CRANE, CONSTRUCTION, GANTRY CRANE, TRAILER HITCH, CRUSHED

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		20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306061896			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Placing bridge girders and beams Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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