Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200780856 - Employee killed when struck by precast concrete panels

Accident Summary Nr: 200780856 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 08/11/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
122180300	08/12/1999	1731	0	Starkey Electric Of North America, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was working on the third floor of a building under construction while a crane was moving one of several precast concrete panels over the top of the four-story building. The panel fell from its slings and struck other panels already in place, causing them to shift and fall on Employee #1. He was crushed and killed.

Keywords: UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONCRETE PANEL, STRUCK AGAINST, SUSPENDED LOAD, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, SLING, FALLING OBJECT, OVERTURN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	4		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	122180300			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring or installing floor decks Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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