Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200260354 - Employee killed by falling piece of equipment

Accident Summary Nr: 200260354 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 05/18/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123444838	05/20/1998	1731	0	Cache Valley Electric Co

Abstract: Employees #1 and four coworkers were moving a large piece of an electrical switch gear that was on rollers. The equipment toppled, striking Employee #1 and one of his coworkers. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY, OVERTURN, UNSTABLE LOAD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	123444838			Fatality	Other	Supervisors; electricians & power transm. install.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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