Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170758379 - Employee killed when crushed by falling part

Accident Summary Nr: 170758379 -- Report ID: 0454715 -- Event Date: 08/11/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127344695	08/12/1999	1794	0	J & M Construction Company

Abstract: Employee #1 was in a manhole, guiding in the top section. The backhoe operator lifted the cabin and cable upward thinking both pins were out, but the pin on the back side was in place. When the top section was raised, it shifted, turned over, and fell on Employee #1, who was half way out of the manhole. The concrete fell on his head and chest, pinning him against the dirt wall of the manhole. He was killed.

Keywords: CHEST, HEAD, PINNED, LOAD SHIFT, CAUGHT BY, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, MANHOLE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Excavation, landfill		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	127344695			Fatality	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing culverts and incidental drainage Fatality Cause: Lifting operations

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