Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 167411.015 - Employee dies from crush injuries when pinned by exhaust sta

Accident Summary Nr: 167411.015 -- Report ID: 1050210 -- Event Date: 06/05/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1755038.015	06/07/2024		213112	Chosen Construction, Inc

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on June 5, 2024, an employee working as a pipefitter for a construction contractor was installing an exhaust stack for a turbine engine. A coworker (the rigger) instructed the employee to begin applying gasket and adhesive material before the load was fully landed and secured to prevent tipping or shifting. One section of the exhaust stack moved and pinned the employee between the two 12,000-pound sections of the stack. The employee died from multiple crushing injuries including injuries to his back, chest, head, neck and internal injuries.

Keywords: Applying, Back, Caught Between, Chest, Construction, Crushed, Distracted, Engine, Exhaust System, Falling Object, Gasket, Head, Installing, Lack of Work Procedures, Loss Of Blood, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Multi-employer Worksite, Multiemployer, Neck, Noise, Pinned, Rigging, Stack, Struck By, Unsafe Position, Unsecured, Unstable Load

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerplant		New project or new addition			0		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1755038.015	23	M	Fatality		Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause:

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