Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 996405 - Crane operator in shack knocked by load from 9th floor

Accident Summary Nr: 996405 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 11/29/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104313366	11/29/1988	1542	0	Whittenberg Eng. & Const. Co., Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a tower crane from a shack and had lifted and landed a load. When the load was caught by a wind gust it knocked the shack and the employee off the 9th floor. Employee #1 required hospitalization.

Keywords: HIGH WIND, LOAD SHIFT, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, STRUCK BY, CRANE OPERATOR, CRANE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104313366			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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