Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201094687 - Employee killed when struck by engine suspended on crane

Accident Summary Nr: 201094687 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 12/07/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300809852	12/07/2000	1521	0	Ebensteiner Co.

Abstract: Employee #1 was a heavy equipment mechanic who worked for Ebensteiner Engineering. Employee #1 was working with a crane to pull the engine on a D10-N bulldozer. The truck mounted crane was holding the engine suspend from the bulldozer. Employee #1 called out to the crane operator that he was going for an impact wrench because the engine was hung up. When Employee #1 got back and tried to unhook the engine, Employee #1 was struck in the head by the engine. Employee #1 was transported to the local hospital where he was pronounced dead upon arrival.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, MECHANIC, ENGINE, STRUCK BY, BULLDOZER, CRANE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	2	15	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300809852			Fatality	Fracture	Specified mechanics and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Lifting operations

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