Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200020410 - Employee injured when crane tips backward

Accident Summary Nr: 200020410 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 02/11/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300022290	02/11/1997	1622	0	78 Construction Corp.

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a 55 ton truck-mounted hydraulic crane to hoist steel sheeting and a pile vibrator. The crane exceeded its weight capacity, causing the front to tip up and the rear to tip down. Employee #1 sustained minor injuries.

Keywords: TRUCK CRANE, WORK RULES, OVERLOADED, SUSPENDED LOAD, HOIST, CRANE, HYDRAULIC CRANE, UNSTABLE POSITION

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300022290			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Connecting Fatality Cause: Other

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