Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200642155 - Employee Killed When Struck By A Load

Accident Summary Nr: 200642155 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 11/23/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303647143	11/27/2001	1623	0	Mustang Line Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: On November 23, 2001, Employee #1 and several coworkers were chaining down a Jeep on a lowboy carrier trailer. The load shifted, striking Employee #1 on his head, killing him. His head became caught in the bite point between the walking beam and the frame of the trailer. The 0.375-inch alloy steel chain sling with a load capacity of 5,000 pounds was being used to lift an 8,200 pound jeep. The chain was wrapped around the sharp edged steel jeep instead of using the picking eye with a 0.75 cable two-way bridle. However, the load was not cribbed with a 12-foot by 12-foot lumber. The load was chained and secured to the wrong location on the lowboy trailer, and the employees were not properly trained on the procedure of loading and securing a jeep on a lowboy trailer.

Keywords: WIRE ROPE, LOAD SHIFT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, STRUCK BY, CONCUSSION, SLING, TRAILER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Contractor's yard/facility		Other		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303647143			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Traffic protection Fatality Cause: Caught in stationary equipment

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