Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200625861 - Four Employees Are Injured by Falling Crane Boom

Accident Summary Nr: 200625861 -- Report ID: 0454735 -- Event Date: 06/22/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314648353	06/23/2010	1622	237310	Transportation-Jackson-Jobsite

Abstract: On June 22, 2010, Employee #1, #2, #3, and #4 were rebuilding a bridge that recent floods had partially washed out. They removed three sections of the bridge and replaced the piers. They were using a Little Giant 48-Ton crane to remove the sections of concrete slabs. As they were sliding the first section of concrete slab back into place, the boom cable of the crane broke. This caused the boom to fall onto all four employees. Employee #1 received a concussion, Employee #2 fractured his leg, and Employee #3 and #4 received bruises and contusions. All four employees were hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, CRANE BOOM, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, STRUCK BY, CONCUSSION, FALLING OBJECT, CONTUSION, CRANE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314648353	Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Placing bridge deck Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile
2	314648353	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Placing bridge deck Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile
3	314648353	Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Placing bridge deck Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile
4	314648353	Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Placing bridge deck Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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