Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202003232 - Employee falls from bucket

Accident Summary Nr: 202003232 -- Report ID: 0317000 -- Event Date: 07/06/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301450151	07/07/1998	1795	0	Leon Machinery Company, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was running a crane boom when the boom rolled and struck the basket he was working from. He was wearing a harness but it was not tied off and he fell 35 ft and died.

Keywords: FELL ASLEEP, CRANE BOOM, STRUCK AGAINST, FALL, STRUCK BY, CRANE OPERATOR, CRANE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Shoreline development, dam, reservoir		Demolition		Under $50,000		35	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301450151			Fatality	Fracture	Crane and tower operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 35 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Fall from/with bucket (aerial lift/basket)

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