Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 139177.015 - Employee is killed when knocked off platform by large load

Accident Summary Nr: 139177.015 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 09/15/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1553208.015	09/15/2021		423860	Knight Brothers Llc

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on September 15, 2021, an employee was assisting coworkers moving an 18,000 pound MRI magnet on a suspended platform. The platform shifted, the magnet began to slide, and the employee was pushed through the guardrail and off the platform by the magnet. The employee was killed when he fell to the roof below the platform.

Keywords: Building, Electric Magnet, Elevated Work Plat, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Guardrail, Magnet, Material Handling, Platform, Raised platform, Struck By, Structure Moving, Unsecured, Unstable Load, Unstable Position, Walking Surface, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			4		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1553208.015	58	M	Fatality		Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: 40 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 40 feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause:

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