Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200611929 - Employee Fractures Head When Struck by Crane Load

Accident Summary Nr: 200611929 -- Report ID: 0111700 -- Event Date: 06/29/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306951054	07/05/2005	1791	238120	Northern Construction Dynamics

Abstract: On June 29, 2005, Employee #1, an 18-year old, was learning to rig a crane using a basket hitch and a wire rope to lift bar joists. Employee #1 walked under the load to land the load. The rope came off the hook and the load fell on Employee #1 causing severe head and shoulder injuries. Employee #1 was third day on the job.

Keywords: HEAD, JOIST, SHOULDER, ROPE, SUSPENDED LOAD, CONSTRUCTION, TRAILER HITCH, FALL, STRUCK BY, CRANE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306951054			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Helpers, construction trades	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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