Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201071180 - Employee Is Pinned by Crane Boom, Dies Later

Accident Summary Nr: 201071180 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 06/24/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310811930	06/25/2007	1521	236115	Thiyagarajah Aarooran

Abstract: At approximately 6:02 p.m. on June 24, 2007, a crane operator was operating a Little Giant mobile crane and was operating the boom and moving it in a past-vertical position preparing to hook it up to a 2,500 gallon water tank. The tank was to be moved onto another portion of the property. The crane operator was looking to his left at the owner of the crane. Employee #1 was at the site and spoke with the owner at the time the crane was being operated. Employee #1 moved without anyone seeing him, around to the north end of the crane and went around the west side and climbed on the south end of the crane. Employee #1 was probably attempting to look at something on the platform and was crushed between the boom arm and the cab of the mobile crane as the boom was being raised just past 90-degrees. Employee #1 was taken to the hospital and was pronounced dead by a physician.

Keywords: BOOM, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, MECH MAT HANDLING, CRANE BLOCK, TANK, CRANE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Other		Under $50,000	2	8	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310811930			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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