Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202252110 - Employee Is Injured When Equipment Rolls Over

Accident Summary Nr: 202252110 -- Report ID: 0953210 -- Event Date: 02/18/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315175687	02/23/2011	1623	237120	Precision Pipeline, Llc

Abstract: At approximately 11:30 a.m. on February 18, 2011, Employee #1 (Side boom operator), working for Precision Pipeline, LLC., was driving his piece of equipment over a small hill and the Side boom started to drift to the left side (north) of the ROW (Right of Way). Employee # 1 turned the Side boom directly into the steep embankment after realizing that the boom was increasing in speed. The Side boom traveled approximately 200 yards before coming to a stop and rolled over onto the counter weight side of the equipment. Employee #1 was trapped between the boom and the tracks on the Side boom. Employee #1 suffered unspecified injuries.

Keywords: EMBANKMENT, CRANE BOOM, ROLL-OVER, CRANE OPERATOR

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315175687			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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