Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200001154 - Employee struck by falling load is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 200001154 -- Report ID: 0728500 -- Event Date: 01/05/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303211171	01/05/2001	1711	0	Cox Air Systems, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303211304	01/08/2001	3692	0	Hawker Power Systems, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303211221	01/08/2001	7353	0	Carson Mitchell, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 1:30 p.m. on January 5, 2001, a sheet metal worker and a crane operator were in the process of moving a fan unit for a dust collection system from its holding area to a concrete pad. The fan unit had been rigged with three nylon web slings 2 inches wide and 10 ft long attached to the crane hook. As the load was being raised and moved, approximately 5 to 6 ft., Employee #1 attempted to cross over from one side of the raised fan unit to get to the other side of the fan unit. Employee #1 was between the existing dust collection system and the raised load when two nylon slings broke. He was struck by the load and was killed.

Keywords: SUSPENDED LOAD, STRUCK BY, SLING, CRANE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1	22	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303211171	Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile
2	303211304			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
3	303211221			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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