Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201924768 - Carpenter Is Killed When Struck by Crane Ball

Accident Summary Nr: 201924768 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 03/07/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311962138	03/09/2009	1799	238190	Mckinney Drilling Company, Llc

Abstract: On March 7, 2009, Employee #1 was struck in the head and killed by the headache ball of a 50 ton crane. The wire rope failed when the crane's whip line was two blocked.

Keywords: CRANE BALL, HEAD, WIRE ROPE, CARPENTER, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, STRUCK BY, CONCUSSION, CRANE BLOCK, CRANE

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311962138			Fatality	Concussion	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Forming for piers or pylons Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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