Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201923695 - Employee Is Killed When Struck by Crane Weight

Accident Summary Nr: 201923695 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 07/07/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308315795	07/07/2005	1622	237310	Williams Brothers Construction Co., Inc.

Abstract: On July 7, 2005, Employee #1 and a coworker were replacing and realigning the tracks on a crawler crane utilizing a backhoe. The backhoe operator used the bucket to pull the track over. While moving the track, the bucket unhitched the counter weight from the rear of the crane. It fell on Employee #1, killing him.

Keywords: FRACTURE, MAINTENANCE, HOISTING MECHANISM, CRANE COUNTERWEIGHT, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, BACKHOE, CRANE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308315795			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Other

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