Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200831352 - Employee Is Injured When Struck by Crane Load

Accident Summary Nr: 200831352 -- Report ID: 0215600 -- Event Date: 08/28/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307611996	08/28/2008	1791	238120	Image Iron Works, Inc.

Abstract: On August 28, 2008, the operator of a National Series 500B truck-mounted telescoping crane was lowering a load of Q-decking, weighing 300 pounds, on the second floor of the building. The load went out of control, struck the cinderblock wall and fell onto the legs of an employee, the signalman, who was in close proximity of where the load was being placed as he was attempting to run out of the area. The employee was taken to New York Hospital of Queens, where he was hospitalized for internal bleeding in his legs.

Keywords: HOISTING MECHANISM, SUSPENDED LOAD, STRUCK BY, CONTUSION, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2	29

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307611996			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Hoisting Bundles Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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