Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 76477.015 - Employee falls from top of crane cab, strikes head, and is k

Accident Summary Nr: 76477.015 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 05/02/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1060481.015	05/04/2015		237310	O & G Industries, Inc. / Tutor Perini Corporation, A Joint Venture

Abstract: At 2:05 p.m. on May 2,. 2015, an employee was operating a 1972 American 7260 lattice boom crawler crane to move moving bundles of rebar. The employee shut down the crane and was on top of the crane's cab when he fell down 11 feet and 10 inches. As the employee fell, he struck his head hit against the crane's counterweight and then fell to the ground. Employee died from blunt impact injury to the head.

Keywords: Crane, Fall, Fall Protection, Head, Rebar, Struck Against

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over		12	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1060481.015	61	M	Fatality		Crane and tower operators	Distance of Fall: 12 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Emplacing reinforcing steel Fatality Cause:

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