Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202501490 - Employee Is Injured When Crane Boom Collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 202501490 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 03/18/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311858880	03/18/2008	1541	236210	Urs Corp Washington Division

Abstract: On March 18, 2008, an employee, a crane operator, was operating a Manitowac Model Number 111 Crawler with a 190 foot lattice boom. He attempted to reach out past the 42 degree limit specified on the manufacture's load chart to pick up a load which was 28 feet past the radius limit specified in the same chart. The crane turned over and the boom struck the ground. The employee received bruises to the abdomen but was not hospitalized.

Keywords: ABDOMEN, COLLAPSE, CRANE BOOM, CRANE OPERATOR, CONTUSION, CRANE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerplant		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	10	160

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311858880			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Crane and tower operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring concrete foundations and walls Fatality Cause: Lifting operations

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