Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201400876 - Employee killed when crane tips over

Accident Summary Nr: 201400876 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 05/20/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125001974	05/21/1997	1622	0	Ca Hull Co Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was in the cab of a Drott crane when the load swung over the side, causing the crane to overturn. Employee #1 was crushed and killed. The outriggers were not fully extended at the time of the accident.

Keywords: OUTRIGGER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, MECH MAT HANDLING, CRANE OPERATOR, CRANE, OVERTURN, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		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	125001974			Fatality	Asphyxia	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Connecting Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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