Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201701075 - Employee injured when hit by articulating boom of truck

Accident Summary Nr: 201701075 -- Report ID: 1054115 -- Event Date: 06/15/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304169279	06/19/2001	1521	0	Kirby Nagelhout Construction Co

Abstract: On June 15, 2001, Employee #1 was directing a boom operator in the placing of the boom of the truck. As the work continued, the boom operator lost visible sighting of Employee #1 on the ground. However, the boom operator continued to rotate the boom to position it and struck Employee #1 in the leg. The impact of the boom upon his leg fractured his knee.

Keywords: KNEE, BOOM TRUCK, FRACTURE, BOOM, STRUCK BY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304169279			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Post Decking Detail Work Fatality Cause: Other

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