Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201981362 - Employee Struck And Killed By Crane Load Block

Accident Summary Nr: 201981362 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 03/18/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301440178	03/18/1999	1623	0	Wat Irr Incorporated

Abstract: Employee #1 was in the process of repositioning a wire-rope sling around a 24-in. ductile-iron pipe. Employee #1 was struck in the head by the load block of an RD TC-120-6, 10-ton truck-mounted crane that was being used to transport the pipe on the construction site. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital where he treated for an amputated left hand and massive head trauma. Employee #1 died in the hospital from his injuries on the day of the accident.

Keywords: HEAD, RIGGING, AMPUTATED, WIRE ROPE, CONSTRUCTION, PIPE, STRUCK BY, SLING, CRANE BLOCK, HAND

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301440178			Fatality	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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