Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130641.015 - Employee is killed when struck by falling steel structure

Accident Summary Nr: 130641.015 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 10/21/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1499196.015	10/22/2020		332710	Johnstown Welding & Fabricating Inc.

Abstract: At 2:30 p.m. on October 21, 2020, an employee was standing on a flatbed truck using a Komatsu forklift attached to a sling attempting to lay a 15 foot 3 inch, 3,240 pound steel A5 Test Fixture flat on the truck. The fixture became unstable and fell off the truck, knocked the employee off the flatbed and fell on the employee. The employee was crushed, suffered a crushed pelvis and massive internal injuries (crushed pelvis, ruptured femoral arteries) and died.

Keywords: Artery, Crushed, Fall, Falling Object, Flatbed Truck, Forklift, Fracture, Hip, Industrial Truck, Leg, Machine Shop, Material Handling, Pelvis, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Puncture, Rigging, Rupture, Sling, Steel, Struck By, Structure Moving, Training, Unstable Load

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1499196.015	45	M	Fatality

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