Accident Report Detail
Accident: 14280911 - Employee Injured When Struck By Falling Crane Boom
Accident: 14280911 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 04/10/2000 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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109846006 | 02/07/2000 | 1791 | Capco Steel Corporation | ||||
Employee #1 was part of a crew that was assembling a crane. The crane gantry, which was not fully raised, was in the "floating" position. The crew was standing under the crane boom, on the goose neck of a tractor trailer. When the load line started to raise the erection block lying on the goose neck, the gantry raised and the boom fell. All the workers except Employee #1 were able to jump off the trailer. He was struck by the boom and pinned to the trailer, suffering a broken back and possibly pelvic damage. When the boom was raised, Employee #1 fell from the trailer and struck his head, sustaining a laceration that required six sutures to close. He was hospitalized for his injuries, which were considered life-threatening for several days. | |||||||
Keywords:
fracture, unsecured, crane boom, construction, gantry crane, back, caught between, fall, struck by, falling object
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Commercial building | Alteration or rehabilitation | $50,000 to $250,000 | |||||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 109846006 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Exterior masonry FatCause: Collapse of structure |