Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 151637.015 - Employee is killed when struck by structural steel

Accident Summary Nr: 151637.015 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 11/25/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1635968.015	11/28/2022		236220	Ryan Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:32 a.m. on November 25, 2022, an employee was holding the tagline for a piece of structural steel with switches installed that was suspended 4 to 6 feet horizontally in the air to be placed on two steel columns. The steel was being lifted by a Caterpillar 329 excavator with a Kenco jib assembly. While the 18 by 9-foot horizontal piece of steel was suspended from the ground, the jib assembly broke away from the excavator. The employee was struck by the steel. The employee died due to blunt force trauma.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Construction, Equipment Failure, Excavator, Jib Crane, Steel, Steel Column, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		New project or new addition					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1635968.015	37	M	Fatality		Electrical and electronic technicians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause:

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