Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 153671.015 - Employee is killed when struck by steel pile

Accident Summary Nr: 153671.015 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 02/04/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1649729.015	02/07/2023		238130	R & S Construction Brothers, Llc

Abstract: At 11:45 a.m. on February 4, 2023, an employee was working on putting up walls on a concrete slab. The employee walked over to the concrete slab. A coworker was working on constructing a retaining wall with steel piles, using an excavator with a pile driving attachment, and had lifted up one of these steel piles about 2-3 feet off the ground. The pile somehow fell off of the pile driver and landed on the dirt below, then fell forward. The pile fell forward and struck the employee in the back, and pinned them to the ground. The employee was struck in the back, but received injuries to the head and chest as well. The employee died as a result of these injuries.

Keywords: Back, Broken Bone, Chest, Concrete, Concrete Slab, Construction, Excavator, Head, Pile Driver, Pinned, Retaining Wall, Steel, Struck By, Wall

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1649729.015	25	M	Fatality		Carpenter	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pile driving Fatality Cause:

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