Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200041937 - Employee Dies in Hoist Accident

Accident Summary Nr: 200041937 -- Report ID: 0653510 -- Event Date: 03/20/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316385327	03/20/2012	1711	238220	Donner Plumbing & Heating Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was engaged in the removal of a turbine motor unit from a chiller that was being demolished. An A-frame, I-beam, and two hoists were being used to lower the turbine motor unit to the ground after removing multiple bolts holding the unit to the chiller. After the last bolt had been removed the flange was struck with hammer to loosen it. The unit came loose quickly and in a twisting motion that provided dynamic loading. The lifting unit failed to hold the weight and the end A-frame flew up and then down striking the Employee #1 who was on top of the chiller. Employee #1 died from his injuries.

Keywords: HOIST, BOLT, STRUCK BY, HAND TOOL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Demolition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1	15	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316385327			Fatality	Other	Millwrights	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Lifting operations

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