Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202342093 - Six Employees Killed, One Injured When Tower Crane Collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 202342093 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 03/15/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311831838	03/15/2008	1771	238110	Joy Contractors Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 2:30 p.m. on March 15, 2008, seven employees were working from the crane tower, mast, to complete the addition of sections to the crane, jumping the crane. The employees were preparing to pin a positioning collar into place when the collar broke free and fell, striking and breaking free the positioning collar on the ninth floor. Both collars continued to fall, striking and bending down the last positioning collar on the third floor. The crane tower then fell and collapsed. One employee was thrown free as the tower collapsed and was transported to the hospital with serious injuries. The remaining six employees were recovered by NYPD at the scene and pronounced dead. According to the NYC Medical Examiner's Office, the cause of death was the fall, blunt trauma to head and torso.

Keywords: HEAD, COLLAPSE, TOWER CRANE, CONCUSSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	43	430	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311831838	Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 180 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall, other
2	311831838	Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 180 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall, other
3	311831838	Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 180 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall, other
4	311831838	Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 180 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall, other
5	311831838	Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 180 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall, other
6	311831838	Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 180 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall, other
7	311831838	Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 180 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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