Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200380921 - Employee Is Killed When Struck by Falling Piling

Accident Summary Nr: 200380921 -- Report ID: 0336000 -- Event Date: 04/27/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311873392	04/28/2009	1622	237310	Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc.

Abstract: On April 26, 2009, Employee #1 and two coworkers were working on the excavation of pilings from an old bridge in preparation for the installation of a new bridge. A crane with a sling that attached to the piling was being used to lift and drop it to the ground. As the piling was removed, the sling failed and the piling fell, striking and killing Employee #1.

Keywords: BEAM, EXCAVATION, PILING, STRUCK BY, BRIDGE, SLING, FALLING OBJECT, CRANE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311873392			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pile driving Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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