Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200123214 - Employee Is Killed When Struck by Refrigerator

Accident Summary Nr: 200123214 -- Report ID: 0523400 -- Event Date: 12/14/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315118596	12/14/2010	6513	531110	Wiegand Enterprises Llc

Abstract: At approximately 9:40 a.m. on December 14, 2010, Employee #1, a maintenance worker with Wiegand Enterprises, LLC, was part of a crew renovating an existing apartment. He was standing on the ground below a fourth-floor balcony when his coworkers tossed a refrigerator from the balcony. Employee #1 was struck and killed. He was not wearing a hard hat. Icy ground surfaces may have contributed to the incident.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, DEMOLITION, CONSTRUCTION, SLIPPERY SURFACE, STRUCK BY, REFRIGERATOR, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315118596			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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