Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 150730.015 - Employee Is Killed When Crushed By Falling Quartz Slab

Accident Summary Nr: 150730.015 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 10/22/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1629980.015	10/24/2022		327991	Creative Granite & Design, Llc

Abstract: At 12:15 a.m. on October 22, 2022, an employee was attempting to move a slab of quartz from a 26 foot truck bed at a cut stone manufacturing facility. The truck bed contained two 500 lb slabs of quartz. A gust of wind caught the quartz slab which struck and knocked over the employee before landing on top of him. The employee was killed by crushing injuries.

Keywords: Crushed, Crushing, Falling Object, Rock, Struck By, Unloading, Unsecured, Windy

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Other					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1629980.015	54	M	Fatality		Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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