Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 873570 - Employee killed when struck by falling crane boom

Accident Summary Nr: 873570 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 09/21/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300590676	09/21/1998	1611	0	Herlihy Mid-Continent

Abstract: A crane was travelling with a suspended, approximately 16,000 lb load on an uneven route. The crane tipped over, causing the boom and the load to swing around the left side of the crane. The boom came down with the load, striking and killing Employee #1.

Keywords: UNEVEN GROUND, CRANE BOOM, SUSPENDED LOAD, CONSTRUCTION, MECH MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY, WORK SURFACE, CRANE, OVERTURN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300590676			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Lifting operations

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