Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201481801 - Employee killed when pinned by overturned crane

Accident Summary Nr: 201481801 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 10/30/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125839340	11/02/1998	1623	0	Mountain Cascade Inc.

Abstract: On October 30, 1998, Employee #1, a laborer for Mountain Cascade, Inc., was engaged in earthquake retrofit work on a 93 in. diameter water pipeline. A Pitman truck-mounted hydraulic crane, model HL7-57, serial #375706780080, was lifting an 8,420 lb Caterpillar forklift, model DP-25s-2, from inside the pipeline when the crane tipped over and pinned Employee #1 against the pipeline. He sustained crushing injuries and was killed.

Keywords: PINNED, WORK RULES, OVERLOADED, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, PIPELINE, CRANE, HYDRAULIC CRANE, OVERTURN, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125839340			Fatality	Other	Crane and tower operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by construction equipment during

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