Accident Report Detail

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 128315.015 - Employee Is Killed When Crushed By Falling Concrete Panel

**Accident: 128315.015 -- Report ID: 0454712 -- Event Date: 08/04/2020**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1486686.015	08/04/2020		Architectural Glass And Metal Co., Inc.

At 12:00 p.m. on August 4, 2020, Employee #1 was doing repair/maintenance work f rom an 8-foot stepladder at an existing commercial building. He was using hand tools to remove caulking from joints around architectural precast concrete pane ls. A panel became detached from the concrete structure behind it and fell, str iking and killing Employee #1 by crushing his body from the abdomen down.

Keywords: abdomen, blunt force trauma, concrete panel, construction, crushed, falling object, hand tool, maintenance, repair, seal, stepladder, struck by, structural collapse, torso

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	1486686.015	60	M	Fatality		Glaziers

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA