Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 76438.015 - Employee Is Killed When Struck By Crane Boom

Accident Summary Nr: 76438.015 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 04/30/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1060023.015	05/01/2015		237990	R. J. Corman Railroad Construction, Llc

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on April 30, 2015, an employee had been sitting on an ATV at the rear of a boom truck observing a coworker who was loading bulk railroad spikes from a ground stockpile adjacent to the right of the truck onto the flatbed of the boom truck. The cranes boom passed over the spike pile to the right, struck some tree branches to the right of the spikes, and continued in a clock wise motion until the ATV was struck on the right side. The employee was thrown from the ATV as it rolled over onto its left side, receiving fatal injuries. The employee was pronounced dead at the scene, from blunt force trauma to the head.

Keywords: ATV, Crane Boom, Head, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		Alteration or rehabilitation					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1060023.015	20	M	Fatality		Construction laborers

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