Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 145850.015 - Employee is killed when struck by falling steel girder

Accident Summary Nr: 145850.015 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 11/04/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1563710.015	11/05/2021	1791	238120	75220 - Spirit Construction Services Inc

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on November 4, 2021, an employee worked to splice a connection between two steel girders to create a single girder, each girder was seventy-six feet long and weighed approximately 23,000 pounds. The girders were placed on top of wood cribbing and standing upright as the employee began to splice the connection. At some point, the wood cribbing failed and the steel girder fell onto and killed the employee.

Keywords: Connecting, Falling Object, Girder, Steel, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1563710.015	35	M	Fatality		Occupation not reported

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