Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200622025 - Employee Dies after Being Struck by Steel Beam

Accident Summary Nr: 200622025 -- Report ID: 0454716 -- Event Date: 05/08/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305053530	05/14/2002	3272	0	Ross Prestressed Concrete Co Inc

Abstract: At approximately 10:00 a.m. on May 8, 2002, Employee #1 was removing pans from the bottom of a concrete truss platform when he was struck on his upper back by a 600-lb steel beam. The beam knocked him against one of the concrete piers and he was transported to Bristol Memorial Hospital. Employee #1 survived a heart attack on May 12, 2002, but suffered another heart attack the following day and died.

Keywords: CARDIOVASC SYSTEM, CLEARANCE, STEEL BEAM, HEART ATTACK, WORK RULES, BACK, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305053530			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Laborers, except construction

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