Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201572922 - Employee Is Crushed and Killed When Crane Rolls Over

Accident Summary Nr: 201572922 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 08/06/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
116117433	08/08/2005	1771	236220	Sun Sand And Gravel Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a crane operator, was driving a crane down a mountain road to load it onto a lowboy trailer when the crane tipped over. It rolled down an embankment, crushing and killing the employee.

Keywords: EMBANKMENT, ROLL-OVER, CRUSHED, CRANE OPERATOR, LOST CONTROL, CRANE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	116117433			Fatality	Other	Crane and tower operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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