Accident Report Detail
Accident: 202086633 - Four Employees Are Killed In Gantry Crane Accident
Accident: 202086633 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 02/16/2004 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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307231381 | 02/16/2004 | 1611 | Bilfinger Berger Civil, Inc. (Formerly Fru-Con Con | ||||
At approximately 2:25 p.m. on February 16, 2004, four employees were working alongside a launching gantry crane. The crane was being used to erect pre-cast concrete segments to span a major interstate. This project was called the Maumee River I-280 River Crossing Project. While the crane was lifting a truss, the legs of the crane became unstable due to improper anchoring. This allowed for longitudinal and lateral forces to affect its stability. The crane collapsed and stuck all four employees, who were pronounced dead. | |||||||
Keywords:
hoisting mechanism, collapse, gantry crane, struck by, falling object, work surface, crane
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Bridge | New project or new addition | $20,000,000 and over | 200 | X | |||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 307231381 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Erecting structural steel FatCause: Other |
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2 | 307231381 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Erecting structural steel FatCause: Other |
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3 | 307231381 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Erecting structural steel FatCause: Other |
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4 | 307231381 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Erecting structural steel FatCause: Other |