Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200357507 - Employee Falls, Is Crushed and Killed by Girder

Accident Summary Nr: 200357507 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 12/03/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312455561	12/03/2008	1611	237310	Lee Construction Company Of The Carolinas
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312455595	12/03/2008	1611	237310	Barnhill Contracting Company
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312455587	12/03/2008	9621	926120	Ncdot, Div 3. Dist Engineers Office

Abstract: Employee #1 was approximately 40 ft above ground level connecting concrete girders together when the one previously installed had a support failure of unknown origin. When the girder fell it took Employee #1 and his lifeline with it. Employee #1 was crushed to death when the 135-ton girder landed on top of him when it hit the ground. Employee #1 was killed. The Injury Line in the original report lists three other employees, one of which was hospitalize for unspecified fracture injuries. The other two were listed as not being injured. The original narrative made no mention of these three employees.

Keywords: GIRDER, CRUSHED, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over		60	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312455561	Fatality	Other	Typists	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 60 feet Cause: Placing bridge girders and beams Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)
2	312455561	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 60 feet Cause: Placing bridge girders and beams Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)
3	312455595			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
4	312455587			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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