Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200742336 - Employee Is Struck and Killed Boom of Crane

Accident Summary Nr: 200742336 -- Report ID: 0213100 -- Event Date: 03/22/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310526108	03/24/2008	1629	237990	Eric Pareene Trucking And Excavating

Abstract: On March 22, 2008, Employee #1 and a coworker were dismantling a 55-ft. lattice boom on a truck crane. The boom was positioned over the side, parallel to the ground. The pendants were attached to the tip section of the boom. No blocking or cribbing was used to support the boom. Employee #1 was knocking the lower connecting pins out of the boom, when the boom collapsed, crushing him. Employee #1 died as a result of the accident.

Keywords: BOOM, COLLAPSE, TRUCK CRANE, LOCKING PINS, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, CRANE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Contractor's yard/facility		Other		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310526108			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	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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