Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 124770.015 - Employee is crushed by falling concrete pre-cast slab

Accident Summary Nr: 124770.015 -- Report ID: 0523400 -- Event Date: 03/13/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1469493.015	03/13/2020		327390	International Concrete Products, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:15 a.m. on March 13, 2020, Employee # 1 was moving a precast slab of concrete using a 40 ton overhead crane. The concrete panel had an approximate weight of 6,800 pounds. It was lifted by two points designed as lifting studs and were embedded into the panel, with lifting eyes that had been secured using a double nut. The precast concrete slab flipped off the A-Frame stand where it was placed, when a 2 chain hoisting sling caught on the concrete panel metal gusset extrusion, and rolled over while there was slack in the lifting sling. The 6,800 pound concrete panel rolled over and crushed Employee # 1. He suffered injuries that included suffocation, internal injuries, broken bones and severe head trauma. He was killed.

Keywords: Concrete Panel, Concrete Slab, Crane, Crushed, Falling Object, Fracture, Head, Roll-Over, Sling, Suffocated

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1469493.015	52	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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