Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202340675 - Employee Falls Inside Tower Crane and Is Killed

Accident Summary Nr: 202340675 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 11/10/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308229863	11/10/2004	1771	238110	Difama Concrete, Inc.

Abstract: On November 10, 2004, an employee worked as a crane oiler for Difama Concrete, Inc. He stood in the neck of a tower crane on a wood plank, pulling a rope tag line to position a suspended load (generator) onto the crane platform. He fell a total of approximately 30 feet inside the tower crane (hammerhead crane). The employee fell 10 feet to the first platform, through a hatchway, and fell another 20 feet to the next platform inside the tower. He was not wearing a fall protection device. He died from head injuries

Keywords: HEAD, TOWER CRANE, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, TOWER, CRANE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	10	100	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308229863			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Pouring concrete foundations and walls Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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