Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200784635 - Employee Is Struck by Falling Concrete Column, Is Killed

Accident Summary Nr: 200784635 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 01/02/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312119795	01/02/2009	1791	238120	Tds Erectors & Crane Service

Abstract: A crane was lifting a concrete column. The sling broke and the column fell on Employee #1 walking in the path of the lifted column. Employee #1 was killed. The original narrative gave no other details.

Keywords: CONCRETE BEAM, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, MECH MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY, SLING, FALLING OBJECT, CRANE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1	50	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312119795			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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