Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200902559 - Employee Falls from Platform and Strikes Head; Later Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 200902559 -- Report ID: 0418400 -- Event Date: 02/16/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314092347	02/17/2011	7353	238990	Coastal Crane & Rigging, Inc.

Abstract: On December 15, 2010, Employee #1, a crane operator, was standing on the operator's platform, maneuvering the boom of a Manitex Model 1568 truck-mounted crane. The crane was being used to unload and stage membrane material from a delivery truck onto the roof of a commercial building during a roof replacement project. Without apparent cause, Employee #1 fell about 2.5 feet from the platform onto the asphalt parking lot, striking his head on the ground. Employee #1 was admitted to the hospital with a head injury and received medical treatment. He died a month later, having never recovered from the head injury.

Keywords: PLATFORM, HEAD, ROOF, STRUCK AGAINST, FALL, CRANE OPERATOR, WORK PLATFORM, WORK SURFACE, ASPHALT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314092347			Fatality	Concussion	Crane and tower operators

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