Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200671055 - Employee killed in fall when truck crane overturns

Accident Summary Nr: 200671055 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 10/14/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300496320	11/03/1997	1731	0	Lynn Electric, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, the operator of a truck-mounted crane, was lifting a concrete utility pole when the crane tipped over. He fell approximately 10 ft and was transported to a medical facility, where he died 11 days later.

Keywords: TRUCK CRANE, WORK RULES, SUSPENDED LOAD, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, MECH MAT HANDLING, CRANE OPERATOR, CRANE, OVERTURN, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300496320			Fatality	Fracture	Crane and tower operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Lifting operations

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