Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 10112.015 - Employee struck and killed by a fallen steel beam

Accident Summary Nr: 10112.015 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 02/29/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
279364.015	02/29/2012		238120	Iron Boss

Abstract: At approximately 11:30 a.m. on February 29, 2012, Employee #1 was moving steel beams using a forklift. Employee #1 was using the Terex forklift model GTH-842, serial #024598 to lift a 50 foot steel beam. Employee #1 needed to move the steel beam to gain access to pallets of steel decking. The employee raised the steel beam approximately 9 feet and then left the cab of the forklift to place a cribbage underneath. The steel beam fell from the forklift and struck Employee #1 on the head and chest area. The 50 foot (5,000 pound) steel beam killed Employee #1.

Keywords: Chest, Fall, Falling Object, Head, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Steel Beam, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	279364.015	42	M	Fatality		Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Moving Point To Point Fatality Cause:

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