Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 167186.015 - Employee dies from head and neck trauma when ejected from ba

Accident Summary Nr: 167186.015 -- Report ID: 0953210 -- Event Date: 06/06/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1753217.015	06/06/2024		327331	Precast Concrete Technology Unlimited, Llc

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on June 6, 2024, an employee working as a construction laborer for a precast concrete manufacturer had positioned his aerial boom lift beside a 5-story precast concrete panel. The employee staged in that location while waiting for instructions to rig the panel to a crane. The employee's position was in the fall zone of the panel. A communication breakdown occurred between two coworkers which caused brace bolts to be removed prematurely prior to the completion of permanent connections. This caused the concrete panel to fall and strike the aerial boom lift where the employee was stationed. This in turn sent the boom and basket crashing to the ground, ejecting the employee and causing the shock-absorbing lanyard attached to his five-point fall arrest harness to snap. The employee died from multiple blunt force trauma from impact with the ground.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Aerial Truck, Basket, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Building, Collapse, Concrete, Concrete Panel, Construction, Construction vehicle, Controlled Access Zone , Danger Zone, Ejected, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Falling Object, Fracture, Head, Laborer, Neck, Raised platform, Residential Construction, Safety Device, Structural Collapse, Truck Platform , Unsafe Position, Unsecured, Unsecured Panel

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			5		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1753217.015	24	M	Fatality		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: 20 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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