Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200020022 - Employee killed when struck by falling steel plate

Accident Summary Nr: 200020022 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 03/27/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
114105075	03/27/1996	1794	0	Lisbon Contractors Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was working at a site where a Caterpillar backhoe and a hook and chain were being used to lift 2-ton steel plate into an excavation. The plate briefly made contact with the ground, creating slack in the chain and allowing the hook to became dislodged from the plate. The plate came out of the sling and fell on Employee #1's lower back as he was attempting to escape. He was killed.

Keywords: CHAIN, STEEL PLATE, EXCAVATION, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, SLING, FALLING OBJECT, BACKHOE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	114105075			Fatality	Fracture	Construction laborers

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