Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202648119 - Employee Is Injured When Struck by Section of Crane

Accident Summary Nr: 202648119 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 11/22/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313515017	12/06/2011	1542	236220	Garcia Juarez Const Inc Dba Onsite Krushing Co

Abstract: At about 9:44 a.m. on November 21, 2011, Employee #1 (with a general contractor) and a coworker (operator and lead mechanic), were using a crane (P & H, 15 ton capacity) to dismantle the boom of another crane (Petybone, 100 ton capacity). Employee #1 was removing bolts that held a section of the boom (about 22 ft long and weighing about 600 lbs). As he removed the last of 12 bolts, the section swung and struck him. Employee #1 was hospitalized for serious injuries to his head, neck, and back.

Keywords: HEAD, DISMANTLING, UNSECURED, SUSPENDED LOAD, BACK, NECK, STRUCK BY, CRANE, UNSTABLE LOAD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000		8

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313515017			Hospitalized injury	Other	Helpers, mechanics and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Post Decking Detail Work Fatality Cause: Other

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