Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200550069 - Employee killed when struck by falling load

Accident Summary Nr: 200550069 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 11/16/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301987715	11/17/1997	1629	0	Harmony Construction Co.

Abstract: Employee #1, a steel erector, was at a height of 62 ft waiting to accept a 29,000 lb, H-shaped steel module that was to be connected to the existing structure. The module was being hoisted by a spreader bar attached to the hook of a 1,000-ton crane, and the load was choked with two endless polyester core slings, each rated at 42,400 lb. When the load was about 10 in. above the base plate where the attachment was to be made, it dropped slightly and then both cables failed, dropping the load. The steel I-beam element of the load struck Employee #1 in the abdomen. He was killed instantly.

Keywords: ABDOMEN, HOISTING MECHANISM, LOAD SHIFT, BROKEN CABLE, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, STEEL ERECTION, MECH MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Refinery		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000		62	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301987715			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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