Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201503240 - Employee Is Killed in Crane Truck Accident

Accident Summary Nr: 201503240 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 07/03/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301133302	07/05/2002	7353	532412	Precision Crane Service

Abstract: On July 3, 2002, Employee #1, a crane operator, was driving a 1974 Drott Mobile crane down an eight percent grade on Interstate Highway 680. After he lost steering control, the vehicle ran off the highway and overturned. Employee #1 was crushed and killed. Inspection of crane truck chassis by the California Highway Patrol Motor Carrier Specialist Unit found the vehicle to have precollision defects, including a broken right main leaf spring.

Keywords: INADEQUATE MAINT, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, TRUCK, CRANE OPERATOR, CRANE, OVERTURN, STEERING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301133302			Fatality	Other	Operating engineers

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