Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 167993.015 - Employee is struck by falling lifting accessory and killed

Accident Summary Nr: 167993.015 -- Report ID: 0418400 -- Event Date: 07/02/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1759685.015	07/03/2024		236220	Merritt Mechanical Fabricators, Llc

Abstract: At 10:39 a.m. on July 2, 2024, a custom-fabricated lifting accessory was being used to lift a new roof structure for a grain bin into place. Employees onsite were in the process of bolting the structure when the lifting accessory failed. Employee #1 was working inside the grain bin, assisting with bolting, when the lifting accessory fell approximately 30-35 feet to the floor, striking him in the head. Employee #1 sustained blunt force head trauma and was fatally injured.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Crushed, Grain Bin, Head, Lift, Material Handling, Struck Against, Struck By, Traumatic Brain Injury

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation				35	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1759685.015	46	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause:

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