Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200627107 - Worker Is Killed When Struck by Fencing Materials

Accident Summary Nr: 200627107 -- Report ID: 0454712 -- Event Date: 01/24/2014
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
317585800	01/24/2014	1799	238990	Mario Martinez Dba Martinez Fence Co

Abstract: On January 24, 2014, Employee #1 and Coworker #1, employed by a construction company specializing in fencing, and Coworker #2, employed by a second company, Capitol Wholesale Fence Company, were installing wire fencing at a residential worksite. The three workers were loading fencing supplies on the first company's work truck. Coworker #2 was using a forklift to place in the truck bed a bundle of 16 pipes, pipe diameter 1.625 inches, to be used for top rails on the wire fences. The bundle weighed approximately 500 pounds. Coworker #1 placed the bundle at an angle with the front end resting on the elevated portion of the truck bed and the tail end resting on the truck bed. Employee #1 was stabilizing the bundle at its tail end, and Coworker #1 was hooking up a come-along to slide the bundle into a safe position for transport. Coworker #2 moved the forklift to the rear of the truck and placed one of the forks in a position to support the bundle and prevent it from sliding. However, the bundle slid off the truck and struck Employee #1 in the head. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: LOADING, FRACTURE, HEAD, INSTALLING, CONSTRUCTION, TRUCK, FENCE, PIPE, STRUCK BY, UNSTABLE LOAD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Other		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	317585800			Fatality	Fracture	Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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