Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 164719.015 - Employee is killed when struck by falling chute

Accident Summary Nr: 164719.015 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 11/03/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1708278.015	11/04/2023		331110	Nucor Steel Louisiana., Llc

Abstract: At 5:45 p.m. on November 3, 2023, an employee was tasked with performing liaison work between a contractor performing demolition work and the company. While watching the work, a piece of the chute being worked on slipped and fell on the employee. The employee sustained multiple blunt force injuries and was killed.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Chute, Demolition, Falling Object, Slip, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Demolition			4		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1708278.015	52	M	Fatality		Management related occupations, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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