Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201069614 - Employee killed when struck by falling crane load

Accident Summary Nr: 201069614 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 11/17/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307029306	11/17/2004	1521	236115	Van Wieren Construction

Abstract: At approximately 12:02 p.m. on December 17, 2004, Employee #1, of Van Wieren Construction, was helping a more experienced coworker rig loads for lifting by a mobile crane. The crane had been rigged with two 10 ft long web slings in a "choker" configuration to hoist a load of about ten "Microllam" laminated beams. The approximately 950 lb load was being raised when the beams slipped out of the slings. The load fell and struck Employee #1, who was standing underneath it. He was killed.

Keywords: UNSECURED, WORK RULES, LOAD SHIFT, MOBILE CRANE, SLIP, SUSPENDED LOAD, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, CRANE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307029306			Fatality	Concussion	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Hoisting Bundles Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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