Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202597217 - Employee Crushes Foot When Struck by Crane Boom

Accident Summary Nr: 202597217 -- Report ID: 0352430 -- Event Date: 06/27/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313518672	06/30/2009	1542	236220	Wickersham Construction & Engineering, Inc.

Abstract: On June 27, 2009, Employee #1 and coworkers were dismantling a 70 ton P&H 670WLC crawler crane with a 120 ft main boom at the Havre de Grace Waste Water Treatment Plant in Havre de Grace, Maryland. As the crane was being disassembled, the boom fell and struck the right foot of Employee #1, crushing it. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center, where he underwent treatment and surgery, and was hospitalized.

Keywords: CRANE BOOM, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, FOOT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2	50

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313518672			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Crane and tower operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by construction equipment during

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