Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 100218.015 - Employee is struck by rock and killed

Accident Summary Nr: 100218.015 -- Report ID: 0855610 -- Event Date: 09/14/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1268350.015	10/10/2017		238990	Triptych Construction Llc

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on September 14, 2017, Employee #1 had just scaled a slope, using certified Petzl climbing gear and helmet. The employee carried the free spooled winch line and attached it to the anchor point using a two ton Crosby certified clevis. Employee #1 then rappelled back down the slope to begin the process of winching the rock drill up the slope. As the weight of the drill made the winch line taught, the line moved across the slope one to two feet, becoming square with the drill below. As the line moved, it kicked loose a basketball sized rock. The rock rolled down the slope, kicking off the edge. The four coworkers on the slope yelled, Rock, rock, rock. Employee #1 heard this and ran away from the slope. The rock left the slope, falling and striking Employee #1 in the back of the head, killing him.

Keywords: Falling Object, Head, PPE, Rigging, Rock, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition			0	25	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1268350.015	48	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site grading and rock removal Fatality Cause:

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