Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 90791.015 - Employee is crushed by a steel beam and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 90791.015 -- Report ID: 0215600 -- Event Date: 11/22/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1192978.015	11/22/2016		238990	Cranes Express Inc

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on November 22, 2016, an employee was operating a crane to lift a beam. The beam broke loose and fell 4 stories and crushed the operator's compartment. The employee was crushed and killed from the steel beam.

Keywords: Beam, Crane, Falling Object, Rigging, Steel, Steel Erection

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	6		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1192978.015	47	M	Fatality		Operating engineers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Placing bridge girders and beams Fatality Cause:

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