Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200260271 - Employee killed when struck by falling counterweight

Accident Summary Nr: 200260271 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 12/16/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
116486788	12/18/1997	1711	0	Fwm Mechanical, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 5:40 p.m. on December 16, 1997, Employee #1 was torch cutting the 1/4 in. thick left channel leg of a steel I-beam. He was straddled over the crossmember of a conveyor counterbalance support system, under the counterweight. He was finishing his cut when the counterweight unit parted, and the 2,300 lb counterbalance fell from a height of 7 ft, landing on Employee #1's head, torso, and right leg. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Keywords: HEAD, COUNTERBALANCE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TORSO, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, CUTTING AND BURNING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Other		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	116486788			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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