Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201342573 - Employee Is Killed When Crushed by Falling Crane Boom

Accident Summary Nr: 201342573 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 08/01/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305028938	08/02/2002	1622	0	King Construction Co., Inc.

Abstract: On August 1, 2002, Employee #1, a crane operator who was still being trained, was sent to a recently completed job to prepare a crane for transport. He removed the two lower pins on the crane boom and the boom collapsed on top of him. Employee #1 was crushed and killed.

Keywords: DISMANTLING, UNSECURED, CRANE BOOM, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, INEXPERIENCE, STRUCK BY, CRANE OPERATOR, FALLING OBJECT, CRANE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305028938			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by construction equipment during

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