Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 169683.015 - Employee dies of chest trauma when crushed by falling steel

Accident Summary Nr: 169683.015 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 08/12/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1768509.015	08/12/2024		236220	General Dynamic Nassco

Abstract: At 12:16 p.m. on August 12, 2024, an employee working as a pipefitter for a building contractor was standing on a ladder in the rear section of a unit under construction. The employee was working on a 10-foot by 10-foot steel frame foundation. The front section of the unit accommodates the installation of electrical panels. The unit was free-standing after the temporary support welds were removed from a metal pallet for transporting and storing the heavy unit. As a result, the unit fell toward the ladder, pushed the employee over and landed on top of the employee crushing him. The employee died from crush injuries to his chest.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Chest, Construction, Crushed, Falling Object, Injury Illness Prevention Program, Installing, Lack of Work Procedures, Ladder, Metal, Steel, Steel Erection, Struck By, Training, Unsafe Position, Unsecured, Unstable Load, Unstable Surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1768509.015	58	M	Fatality		Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters

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