Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201487352 - Crane Truck Falls on Employee, Crushing and Killing Him

Accident Summary Nr: 201487352 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 11/09/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125758664	11/09/2004	1623	237110	D.R. Lemings Construction

Abstract: At approximately 1:31 p.m. on November 9, 2004, Employee #1 of D.R. Lemings Construction, was operating a truck mounted crane. He was removing a concrete covert from a dump truck. The controls operating the crane on the truck were located outside and behind the cab of the truck. At the time of the accident, Employee # 1 was operating the controls on the passenger side of the truck. He began to lift a concrete covert. However, based on the weight limits posted on the crane's load chart, he overloaded the crane while lifting the concrete covert away from the dump truck. The weight of the covert tipped the crane on its side, crushing Employee #1 between the truck and the ground, killing him. .

Keywords: OVERLOADED, CRUSHED, DUMP TRUCK, CONCRETE, CRANE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Other		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125758664			Fatality	Other	Not specified mechanics and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Bituminous concrete placement Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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