Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201074788 - Employee's Ribs Are Fractured Between Crane and Tire

Accident Summary Nr: 201074788 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 12/10/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312681737	03/03/2010	1795	238910	Allied Industries Inc Dba Allied Env. Services

Abstract: At approximately 10:45 a.m. on December 10, 2009, Employee #1, a foreman, was helping to dismantle an 80 ton boat crane at a naval amphibious base. After cutting a tire loose from its mount, he tried to push the tire away by standing in between the tire and the crane. The weight of the tire was approximately 5,000 pounds and was 7 ft in diameter. He was pinned in between the tire and the crane body. He sustained a fractured rib and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, MAINTENANCE, PINNED, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, RIB, STRUCK BY, CRANE, TIRE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Demolition		$50,000 to $250,000	1	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312681737			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Engineering technicians, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Caught in stationary equipment

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