Accident Report Detail
Accident: 200000941 - Employee Killed When Crushed Under Falling Crane Boom
Accident: 200000941 -- Report ID: 0728500 -- Event Date: 05/03/2000 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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303205884 | 05/03/2000 | 1629 | Viebrock Construction & Equipment, Inc. | ||||
Employee #1 and a coworker were dismantling a crawler crane that was to be moved to another site. Employee #1 went under the lowered crane boom, apparently to remove the bottom connecting pins. He had removed the second lower connecting pin when the boom fell, crushing him against the ground. Employee #1 was killed. The coworker had turned and was walking away from the boom when it fell. | |||||||
Keywords:
dismantling, pin, unsecured, crane boom, work rules, crawler crane, construction, caught between, crushed, falling object
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Bridge | New project or new addition | $250,000 to $500,000 | X | ||||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 303205884 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Placing bridge girders and beams FatCause: Crushed/run-over by construction equipment during |