Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14222681 - Employee killed when crushed by falling steel plate

Accident Summary Nr: 14222681 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 12/08/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123273294	12/10/2000	1794	0	Pate & Pate Enterprises, Inc.

Abstract: At 5:00 p.m. on December 8, 2000, Employee #1 was struck by a 1-inch by 8-foot by 20-foot steel plate weighing in excess of 6,500 pounds. A Caterpillar 345B excavator was being used to lift the plate. A steel alloy sling with a sorting hook was attached to the buck and to the plate. As the plate was lifted, the excavator began to rock back and forth. When the excavator rocked forward, the edge of the plate hit the ground, releasing the tension on the alloy steel sling which became unhooked. The plate fell, striking, crushing, and fatally injuring Employee #1.

Keywords: STEEL PLATE, CRUSHED, EXCAVATOR, STRUCK BY, CONCUSSION, SLING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Excavation, landfill		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	123273294			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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