Accident Report Detail

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 200150506 - Employee Struck And Killed By Falling Concrete Slab

**Accident: 200150506 -- Report ID: 0214700 -- Event Date: 11/15/2001**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
304677248	11/15/2001	1794	Ajv Construction Co.

On November 15, 2001, Employee #1 was walking within the swing radius of crawler crane. The crane had lifted a cement floor slab and begun swing the boom around to drop the slap on the pile. As he swung the boom towards the pile, the operator of the crane prematurely released the slab. The slab fell and tipped over, pinning Employee #1 to the ground. The weight of the slab prevented him from breathing. He died of asphyxia.

Keywords: concrete slab, asphyxiated, boom, crawler crane, struck by, falling object

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Commercial building		Demolition		$500,000 to $1,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	304677248			Fatality	Asphyxia	Construction laborers	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Site clearing and grubbing FatCause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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