Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 131163.015 - Employee is killed when crushed by falling bundle of stainle

Accident Summary Nr: 131163.015 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 11/17/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1502847.015	12/16/2020		238120	New Storage World Wide

Abstract: At 7:20 a.m. on November 17, 2020, Employee #1, employed by a steel erection company, was working at a multi-employer construction project, a new storage facility. He was helping load a bundle of stainless steel decking intended for a hallway. The load of decking was being lifted by forklift onto steel beams. As Employee #1 stood near and held onto a beam, the load of decking on the forklift started to shift and slide off the forks. Employee #1 moved toward the forklift. The falling load struck Employee #1 in the head and pinned him to the ground. Employee #1 sustained blunt force traumatic crushing injuries and was killed.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Construction, Crushed, Erection Process, Falling Object, Forklift, Forks, Head, Load Shift, Loading, Material Handling, Metal Decking, Multi-employer Worksite, Pinned, Renovation, Steel Beam, Steel Erection, Struck By, Unsecured, Untrained

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1502847.015	32	M	Fatality		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Hoisting Bundles Fatality Cause:

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