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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 NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1759685.01507/03/2024236220Merritt 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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