Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201614534 - Employee Injured in Crane Accident

Accident Summary Nr: 201614534 -- Report ID: 1054113 -- Event Date: 08/19/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314609728	08/31/2010	1794	238910	Wtw Construction Inc

Abstract: At apporximately 12:56 p.m. on August 19, 2010 Employee #1 was attempting to set a pile casing when the rigging became disengaged causing the steel pile to land on the operators cab injuring the operator. Employee #1's injuries included a broken collar bone and damage to vertebras in the back.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WIRE ROPE, SPINE, BACK, STRUCK BY, CRANE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Shoreline development, dam, reservoir		New project or new addition		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314609728			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Crane and tower operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pile driving Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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