Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 812644 - Employee drowns in sludge pond when crawler crane overturns

Accident Summary Nr: 812644 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 06/24/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126548650	06/25/1997	1794	0	Casper Construction Company

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a crawler crane when it overturned into a sludge pond at a sewage disposal plant. He was asphyxiated and killed.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, CRAWLER CRANE, CONSTRUCTION, DROWN, CRANE OPERATOR, SLUDGE, OVERTURN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126548650			Fatality	Asphyxia	Crane and tower operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor

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