Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 161410.015 - Employee is killed when struck by plywood

Accident Summary Nr: 161410.015 -- Report ID: 0155010 -- Event Date: 09/19/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1708436.015	09/19/2023		236220	Pc Construction Company

Abstract: At 7:30 a.m. on September 19, 2023, Employee #1 was spotting a powered industrial truck with a load of OSB plywood. The unsecured OSB plywood fell from the forks of the powered industrial truck onto Employee #1. Employee #1 suffered crushing and lung puncture injuries, resulting in a fatality.

Keywords: Crushed, Falling Object, Forks, Lung, Plywood, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Puncture, Puncture Wound, Spotting, Struck By, Unsecured, Unstable Load

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1708436.015	57	M	Fatality		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause:

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