Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 741454 - CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN RUN OVER BY CRANE

Accident Summary Nr: 741454 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 09/20/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112018619	09/20/1991	1542	0	Wagner Construction Contractors

Abstract: AT APPROXIMATELY 3:00 PM ON SEPTEMBER 20,1991, A 54-YEAR-OLD CRANE OPERATOR WAS FATALLY INJURED. HE WAS DRIVING A BOOM-TYPE MOBILE CRANE, SUPPORTED ON BALLOON-TYPE RUBBER TIRES, DOWN A 5- TO 7-PERCENT-GRADE PAVED HILLSIDE ROAD. THE CRANE'S FRONT RIGHT WHEEL ENTERED A CONCRETE WATER RUN-OFF TROUGH, APPARENTLY CAUSING THE CRANE TO TILT TO THE RIGHT, HIT AN EMBANKMENT, AND FLIP TO THE LEFT. EMPLOYEE #1 APPARENTLY PANICKED AND JUMPED OUT OF THE OPERATOR'S STATION (ACCORDING TO AN EYEWITNESS), AND LANDED ON THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. HE WAS CARRIED DOWN IN FRONT OF THE TIRE AND INSTANTLY RUN OVER. HE WAS RUN OVER AGAIN BY THE LEFT REAR TIRE. THE CRANE CONTINUED DOWN THE HILL ABOUT 90 FEET, HITTING A HUGE BOULDER, FLIPPING OVER, AND COMING TO REST ON ITS LEFT SIDE. AFTER 911 WAS CALLED, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PARAMEDICS ARRIVED AND PRONOUNCED THE EMPLOYEE DEAD.

Keywords: MOBILE CRANE, CONSTRUCTION, CRANE OPERATOR, RUN OVER, CRANE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112018619			Fatality	Other	Operating engineers

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.