Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201087129 - Employee Is Killed When Run over by Zoom Boom

Accident Summary Nr: 201087129 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 10/28/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125730796	10/31/2005	1541	236210	Berry & Berry Inc

Abstract: On October 28, 2005, Employee #1, a carpenter, had finished the repair work and was cleaning up and removing materials and tools out of the building. His coworkers were transporting the tools on the Genie S-40 Zoom Boom. Employee #1 walked between the main basket and the tire. The operator of the main basket did not look to see if everything was clear and moved the Zoom Boom forward, running over and killing Employee #1.

Keywords: BOOM TRUCK, STRUCK BY, RUN OVER, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125730796			Fatality	Other	Supervisors; carpenters and related workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Placing bridge girders and beams Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by construction equipment during

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