Accident Report Detail
Accident: 200462281 - Employe Is Crushed And Killed By Falling Crane Leg
Accident: 200462281 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 08/14/2008 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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312100563 | 08/14/2008 | 1791 | Daniel Marr And Son Company | ||||
On August 14, 2008, Employee #1 and three coworkers were dismantling a 3,000-ton, 240-ft high overhead crane. The crane was going to be shipped to Romania and reassembled. One of the cranes legs, which was 178-ft long, fell while it was being prepared for lowering. The crane leg struck the coworkers and fell on the employee. Two of the coworkers were transported to the hospital, where one was treated and released, and the other was hospitalized. The third coworker was treated at the scene for minor injuries. Employee #1 was crushed and killed. | |||||||
Keywords:
dismantling, crushed, falling object, crane
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Other heavy construction | Other | $5,000,000 to $20,000,000 | 240 | X | |||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 312100563 | Fatality | Other | Construction trades, n.e.c. | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Demolition FatCause: Collapse of structure |