Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 118510.015 - Employee is killed when crushed by falling wall panel

Accident Summary Nr: 118510.015 -- Report ID: 0215600 -- Event Date: 07/30/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1419875.015	07/30/2019		236116	Extreme Construction Inc.

Abstract: At 2:30 p.m. on July 30, 2019, Employee #1 and coworkers, employed by a construction company, were installing wall panels for a new four-story multifamily residential structure. Employee #1 was directing a coworker who was operating a crane. The crane held a suspended wall panel that other coworkers were maneuvering into place. The suspended panel hit an already-installed wall panel. The installed panel was dislodged. It fell, striking and crushing Employee #1. Employee #1, who sustained blunt force trauma to the torso, was killed.

Keywords: Crane, Crushed, Falling Object, Material Handling, Panel, Residential Construction, Struck By, Suspended Load, Torso, Wall

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			4		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1419875.015	67	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause:

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