Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200773976 - Employee's Legs Are Crushed When Crane Heel Drops

Accident Summary Nr: 200773976 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 02/02/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308658608	02/02/2005	1622	237310	Franchi Equipment Company

Abstract: On February 2, 2005, Employee #1 was assisting in dismantling a crawler crane's lattice boom. He knocked out the two last pins connecting the heel and the boom section, which was laid onto a flatbed truck. The crane heel fell and crushed his legs. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, DISMANTLING, BOOM, PIN, CRAWLER CRANE, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, FALL, FLATBED TRUCK, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000		30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308658608			Hospitalized injury	Other	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by construction equipment during

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