Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200075729 - Worker Is Killed When Struck By Steel Plate

Accident Summary Nr: 200075729 -- Report ID: 0453720 -- Event Date: 01/03/2014
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
317677698	04/08/2014	1794	238910	Sparky'S Contracting, Inc.

Abstract: On January 3, 2014, Employee #1, employed by a construction contractor specializing in site preparation and excavation work, was engaged in cutting the steel floor out of a truck bed. He removed the first of two layers of thick steel without problem. Using a torch, he bored a large hole into part of the remaining flooring. A friend who was helping Employee #1 used a backhoe bucket to apply pressure to the steel. The applied pressure caused the steel to bend. This in turn caused wooden blocks that had been placed under the bed to shift. When the blocks shifted, the floor of the truck shifted and struck Employee #1 in the head and chest. Emergency services were called. When the emergency responders arrived, Employee #1 was pronounced dead at the scene.

Keywords: chest, head, dismantling, blocks, floor hole, construction, caught between, truck, struck by, backhoe bucket

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1	4	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	317677698			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA