Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200624898 - Employee Is Killed by Falling Crane Boom

Accident Summary Nr: 200624898 -- Report ID: 0454712 -- Event Date: 08/04/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312420730	08/05/2008	1622	237310	Highways Inc

Abstract: On August 4, 2008, Employees #1 and #2 were on a bridge that was under construction, unloading scaffold jacks that had been delivered by crane. During delivery of the next load of jacks, the crane boom fell, crushing Employee #1 and narrowly missing Employee #2. Employee #1 died on the job site shortly after the accident. Someone, presumably the employer, initially reported that the boom fell as the crane was booming up to get another load. However, it was later determined that the crane operator was actually lowering the boom to set the scaffold jacks on the bridge when the boom fell.

Keywords: BOOM, CRANE BOOM, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, BRIDGE, FALLING OBJECT

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			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312420730			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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