Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201042009 - Employee is injured when crane tipped over

Accident Summary Nr: 201042009 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 09/27/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308209303	09/28/2004	1799	238290	Houston Crane Service, Llc

Abstract: On September 27, 2004, an employee, an owner and operator of the Lorain MCH-275 mobile crane, had just moved the crane from one lot to the next, prior to loading the crane he used his cell phone. The employee then ended his conversation and forgot to extend the outriggers. The employee then swung the boom to the right causing the crane to tip onto its right side. He jumped from the operators cab area, landing on the ground next to the carriage of the crane and pinned his hand under the carriage of the crane. The employee sustained injuries to his left hand, which included a puncture wound on the top of the hand and tendon damage in his left hand. He was not hospitalized. The construction site was a residential construction site with several homes being built.

Keywords: CRANE OPERATOR, HAND, CRANE, OVERTURN, PUNCTURE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308209303			Non Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Crane and tower operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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