Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 169554.015 - Employee dies when chest is crushed by falling steel beam

Accident Summary Nr: 169554.015 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 08/22/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1771036.015	08/27/2024		236220	Elite Gc Llc

Abstract: At 1:03 p.m. on August 22, 2024, an employee working as a steel worker for a construction contractor was wrapping a synthetic sling around a steel beam. A coworker operating a rough terrain forklift adjusted the forks stabilizing the beam in an upright position. This caused the beam to fall over onto the employee as he was wrapping the beam. The employee died from crushing injuries to his chest.

Keywords: Beam, Chest, Construction, Construction vehicle, Contusion, Crushed, Distracted, Engineering Controls, Falling Object, Forklift, Fracture, Industrial Truck, Inexperience, Insufficient Supervision, Lack of Engineering Controls, Material Handling, Metal, PIV, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Rigging, Sling, Steel, Steel Beam, Steel Erection, Steel Worker, Struck By, Unsafe Position, Unsecured, Unstable Load, Wrapping, Wrong Equipment

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1771036.015	26	M	Fatality		Strctural Iron /& Steel Worker	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Open Web Steel Joists-Landing Ma Fatality Cause:

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