Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201780285 - Employee killed by falling crane hook block

Accident Summary Nr: 201780285 -- Report ID: 0935000 -- Event Date: 03/09/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303777098	03/09/2001	1622	0	Acr Refrigeration & Mechanical

Abstract: On March 9, 2001, Employee #1 was working at a construction site when the hook block on the whip line of a 40-ton Badger mobile crane snapped from the wire rope and fell, striking Employee #1 on the face. He was killed. Apparently, the radio anti-two block device on the crane had failed.

Keywords: CRANE HOOK, HOISTING MECHANISM, MOBILE CRANE, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, STRUCK BY, TWO-BLOCKING, FACE, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000		500	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303777098			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erection of coffer dams, caissons Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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