Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 898130 - Employee injured when pushed against crane track, later dies

Accident Summary Nr: 898130 -- Report ID: 0355112 -- Event Date: 11/05/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301794020	12/02/1997	1629	0	Waterfront Marine Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 8:15 a.m. on November 15, 1997, Employee #1, age 20, and coworkers were unloading 12 in. by 12 in. by 45 ft concrete pilings from a flatbed truck. The pilings were lifted off the truck by a crane and placed at ground level. The crane was raising a piling slightly, taking the weight off it, when the piling swung around and struck Employee #1 in the back. He was pushed into the track of the crane, sustaining severe chest trauma. Employee #1 died on November 26, 1997, as a result of his injuries.

Keywords: CHEST, LOADING, HOISTING MECHANISM, PILING, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, STRUCK BY, FLATBED TRUCK, CONCRETE, CRANE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	5	60	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301794020			Fatality	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pile driving Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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