Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 300785862 - Employee Injured When Crane Tipped

Accident Summary Nr: 300785862 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 04/23/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300785862	05/21/2001	1611	0	Art'S Trench Plate & K-Rail

Abstract: On April 23, 2001, Employee #1 was installing concrete traffic barriers on an Interstate highway. Employee #1 was in the process of moving and setting K-rails, and was operating a National crane, Model N-135. The K-rail was 20-ft long and weighed approximately 8,000 pounds. Employee #1 attempted to drag the K-rail closer to the crane and then attempted to lift it, without the crane outriggers being fully deployed. This action resulted in overloading the crane and as a result, the crane tipped. A portion of the truck-mounted crane's lighting system trapped Employee #1 between the K-rail and the truck mounted crane. Employee #1 suffered a fracture pelvis, lacerated bladder and trauma to the scrotum area. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CRANE OUTRIGGER, ROLL-OVER, OVERLOADED, LACERATION, PELVIS, BLADDER, UNTRAINED, CRANE, INATTENTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300785862			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Crane and tower operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Traffic protection Fatality Cause: Lifting operations

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