Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202260840 - Crane Overturns Killing One Employee Injuring Three Others

Accident Summary Nr: 202260840 -- Report ID: 0257230 -- Event Date: 01/21/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316454552	01/22/2013	1611	237310	Lpc & D Inc

Abstract: At approximately 11:10 a.m. on January 21, 2013 Employee's #1, #2, #3 and #4 were instaling a metal chanel on one of the bridges of a highway. Employee #2 was the crane operator, Employee #1, #3 and #4 was fatality, were in the basket when it fell 40 ft to the ground, at the time when the crane overturned with the boom extended. Employee #1 died in the accident, Employee #2, #3 and #4 were taken to a local area hospital suffering from multiple injuries.

Keywords: BOOM, ROLL-OVER, HEALTH CARE FACILITY, FALL, BRIDGE, CRANE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over		40	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316454552	Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 40 feet Cause: Installing culverts and incidental drainage Fatality Cause: Fall from/with bucket (aerial lift/basket)
2	316454552	Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 40 feet Cause: Installing culverts and incidental drainage Fatality Cause: Fall from/with bucket (aerial lift/basket)
3	316454552	Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 40 feet Cause: Installing culverts and incidental drainage Fatality Cause: Fall from/with bucket (aerial lift/basket)
4	316454552	Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 40 feet Cause: Installing culverts and incidental drainage Fatality Cause: Fall from/with bucket (aerial lift/basket)

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