Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 153519.015 - Employee is killed when struck by wood panel

Accident Summary Nr: 153519.015 -- Report ID: 0454712 -- Event Date: 01/30/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1648501.015	01/30/2023		238130	Lucio Lucas

Abstract: At 7:45 a.m. on January 30, 2023, an employee attached rigging from a tower crane to a 40-foot by 8-foot wooden panel. The employee was using a tagline to guide the panel as the crane lifted it when the anchor points in the panel failed and the panel fell on top of him. The employee died due to crushing and traumatic injuries.

Keywords: Anchor, Blunt force trauma, Crushed, Falling Object, Lifting, Malfunction, Rigging, Struck By, Tag Line, Tower Crane, Wood Panel

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			7		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1648501.015	35	M	Fatality		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Hoisting Bundles Fatality Cause:

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