Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202158531 - Employee killed when barge crane overturns

Accident Summary Nr: 202158531 -- Report ID: 0522900 -- Event Date: 05/07/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301602223	05/08/2003	1629	237990	Underwater Construction Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1, the captain of the barge and the crane operator, was setting a 200-pound piling for the Ludington Power Plant fish net. He picked up the piling and the vibrator with the crane and was moving the load over the bow of the barge when the spotter noticed the line on the vibrator was tangled. Employee #1 swung the load to the left to untangle the line. Before Employee #1 could re-center the load, the crane toppled over pinning him in the cab of the crane. He suffered head injuries and was killed.

Keywords: BARGE, HEAD, PINNED, CRUSHED, CRANE, OVERTURN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerplant		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000		10	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301602223			Fatality	Other	Crane and tower operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pile driving Fatality Cause: Caught in stationary equipment

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