Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171111446 - Employee killed when struck by angle iron

Accident Summary Nr: 171111446 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 10/18/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125418202	10/19/2001	1791	0	Lexicon, Inc.

Abstract: On October 18, 2001, Employee #1 walked under the aerial lift that was being used to pick up angle iron. The foreman from the crane, using base controls, caused the basket to tilt, dropping the angle iron, which struck Employee #1 in the head, killing him.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, METAL RAIL, STRUCK BY, AERIAL LIFT, CRANE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	1	53	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125418202			Fatality	Fracture	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Open Web Steel Joists-Bolting-Up Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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