Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 150664.015 - Employee is killed when stuck by falling beam

Accident Summary Nr: 150664.015 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 10/17/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1629527.015	10/18/2022		237990	Cayo Llc

Abstract: At 12:00 noon on October 17, 2022, an employee was working with a coworker on a barge building a water front barrier for a marina. A steel beam was being lifted by a crane when the crane hook broke releasing the steel beam which fell struck the employee on the barge. The employee died due to a traumatic head injury.

Keywords: Barge, Barrier Guard, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Building, Crane, Crane Hook, Equipment Failure, Falling Object, Head, Steel Beam, Struck By, Water

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Shoreline development, dam, reservoir		New project or new addition				0	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1629527.015	53	M	Fatality		Crane Operator	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erection of coffer dams, caissons Fatality Cause:

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