Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 42759.015 - Employee crushed by crane and killed

Accident Summary Nr: 42759.015 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 02/04/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
873285.015	02/05/2013		237310	Midwest Construction Co., Inc.

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on February 4, 2013, an employee was operating a crawler crane engaged in bridge construction. While performing pile driving activities, the employee was killed from crushing injuries when the American 599 crawler crane overturned. The rated capacity of the crane was exceeded regarding the boom angle to weight ratio.

Keywords: Boom, Crane, Crawler Crane, Crushing

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	873285.015	51	M	Fatality		Crane Operator	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pile driving Fatality Cause:

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