Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200023331 - Employee killed when struck by falling demolition debris

Accident Summary Nr: 200023331 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 06/08/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311058713	06/08/2007	1622	237310	D'Annunzio & Sons, Inc.

Abstract: On June 8, 2007, Employee #1 was part of a crew demolishing an overhead bridge. The crew was using a track-mounted excavator with a crusher tip to break off individual parts of the bridge and pulverize them to dust. The excavator inadvertently broke off a 80 ft section of electrical conduit, which then fell approximately 50 ft to the ground. Employee #1, a water truck driver, and a coworker were hosing down the dust produced by the bridge/superstructure project. He was struck in the head by the falling conduit and was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, DEMOLITION, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, BRIDGE, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		Alteration or rehabilitation		$20,000,000 and over		100	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311058713			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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