Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200676021 - Hoisting Cable Breaks, Killing Employee

Accident Summary Nr: 200676021 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 06/17/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309432904	06/19/2006	1629	237990	The Murphy Construction Co.

Abstract: On June 17, 2006, construction employees installed a dock in the Intracoastal Waterway and prepared to move their barge. A dock spud pole (pier anchor pipe), which held the barge, was raised by the barge mounted crane. The hoisting cable broke, and dropped the headache ball and rigging onto the employee, and killed him.

Keywords: FRACTURE, RIGGING, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, HOIST, MECH MAT HANDLING, NECK, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, CRANE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Shoreline development, dam, reservoir		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1	6	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309432904			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pile driving Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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