Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201770930 - Employee struck by structural iron when crane tips

Accident Summary Nr: 201770930 -- Report ID: 0213900 -- Event Date: 04/24/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302714761	04/24/2000	1791	0	Talon Erectors Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was on a crew of iron workers when the crane that was positioning the iron tipped up on end. The boom of the crane struck the iron that Employee #1 was standing on, and then he himself was struck by one of the pieces of iron still attached to the crane when it tipped. He was seriously injured. Other employees were less seriously injured as they tried to evade the falling boom.

Keywords: STEEL BEAM, CRANE BOOM, IRON WORKER, CONSTRUCTION, MECH MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY, CRANE, OVERTURN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	2	25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302714761			Hospitalized injury	Dislocation	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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