Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 114025.015 - Employee is struck and killed by falling catwalk

Accident Summary Nr: 114025.015 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 02/26/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1381817.015	02/27/2019		236220	Buresh Buildings Systems, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:30 p.m. on February 26, 2019, an employee was dropping off a load of metal grain bin pieces to be galvanized. The employee drove a 53 foot Jim Hawk semi-trailer to the designated unloading area of the processing facility and exited the vehicle. As the employee removed the Kinedyne cargo straps, a metal catwalk piece, weighing approximately 3,000 pounds, fell from the trailer and struck him. The employee was killed.

Keywords: Catwalk, Falling Object, Grain Bin, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1381817.015	47	M	Fatality		Truck drivers, heavy

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