Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201281417 - Employee Killed When Struck by Crane Boom

Accident Summary Nr: 201281417 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 02/28/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304628837	02/28/2002	1622	0	James Allen Construction

Abstract: Employee #1 was keeping warm in a company truck. A 200-ton lattice boom truck crane was picking up a concrete beam. The crane began to tip over, causing the load to land on the previously placed beam and a retaining wall. The crane tipped back and the superstructure and boom rotated 180 degrees, causing the boom to collapse at its lower section in the direction of the lift. An alarm was sounded and Employee #1 began to run away from the truck. The crane boom came down and the tip struck Employee #1, killing him.

Keywords: BOOM TRUCK, COLLAPSE, ALARM, CONCRETE BEAM, TRUCK, STRUCK BY, RETAINING WALL, CRANE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	2	25	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304628837			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Placing bridge girders and beams Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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