Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200756245 - Employee killed when crushed between beam and column

Accident Summary Nr: 200756245 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 10/19/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305430829	10/21/2002	1711	0	Babcock And Wilcock Construction Co.

Abstract: At approximately 8:45 a.m. on October 19, 2002, Employee #1 and a coworker were reinstalling a beam that had been removed. The beam was connected on the left side with three erection bolts. While trying to install the bolts on the right side, the left side of the beam jumped up and pinned Employee #1 between the beam and a column. Employee #1 died.

Keywords: BEAM, STEEL BEAM, PINNED, COLUMN, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerplant		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	5		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305430829			Fatality	Other	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Other

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