Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201035953 - Employee is injured when struck by suspended load

Accident Summary Nr: 201035953 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 03/25/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305475717	04/29/2004	1799	238990	Rb And Associates Marine

Abstract: At about 10:45 a.m. on March 25, 2004, Employee #1, with a marine construction company, was assisting in the unloading of concrete piles from a barge to a yard. A 3-ton, 38-ft concrete pile was lifted by a Lorain Truck Crane (7/8 6X25FW RR XIP IWRC RP143210) from a barge using wire slings, and then brought over to a waiting forklift with its forks elevated about 2.5 ft from the ground. Employee #1 was holding one of the tag poles as the load was being transferred to the forklift. Then he released the pole and approached the sling attachment point, to prepare to release the sling as soon as the load was successfully transferred. Suddenly, the forklift operator shouted to the crane operator, causing the crane operator to suddenly move the load. After the load struck an obstruction, the load pinned Employee #1 between it and a 10-ft-high stack of piles. Employee #1 was hospitalized for internal injuries.

Keywords: BARGE, ABDOMEN, HOISTING MECHANISM, SUSPENDED LOAD, CAUGHT BETWEEN, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, CONCRETE, CRANE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		Other		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305475717			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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