Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200802528 - Employee Jumps Out of a Collapsing Crane

Accident Summary Nr: 200802528 -- Report ID: 0523300 -- Event Date: 09/28/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313135618	10/04/2010	1761	238160	Sh Christiansen Inc.

Abstract: On September 28, 2010 Employee #1 was working with a crew performing the reroofing of a commercial flat roof. The employees were using a Boom Truck Crane to remove material from the roof. Employee #1, the crane operator, was removing a stack of insulation from the roof to the ground. Employee #1 swung the load from the roof to an area for storage. Before he could get the load to the ground, the front right outrigger failed and the crane collapsed. Employee #1 was able to jump from the crane before it collapsed he suffered no injuries. The crane was removed from the site and recycled for parts, it was no longer usable. The company had never conducted an annual or monthly inspection of the crane.

Keywords: OUTRIGGER, CRANE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1	15

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313135618					Occupation not reported

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.