Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 138245.015 - Employee is crushed and killed by falling electric switch ge

Accident Summary Nr: 138245.015 -- Report ID: 0830600 -- Event Date: 08/17/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1548274.015	08/18/2021		236220	Westec Construction Management Company

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on August 17, 2021, an employee assisted with the unloading of an electric switch gear (weighing fifteen-hundred-pounds) from a delivery truck. During the process, the switch gear fell onto the employee, who was killed due to crush injuries.

Keywords: Crushed, Crushing, Electric Switch, Falling Object, Material Handling, Switchgear, Truck

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1548274.015	64	M	Fatality		Helpers, construction trades	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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