Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200880110 - Employee Killed When Struck By Falling Steel Beam

Accident Summary Nr: 200880110 -- Report ID: 0215800 -- Event Date: 11/24/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106156680	11/25/1997	1799	0	Sunstream Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1 was walking along and then around the blind, right side of a crawler excavator. The excavator was moving left to right when it released a 14 ft long steel I-beam. The beam struck Employee #1 on the head, killing him. t

Keywords: head, obstructed view, work rules, construction, excavator, mech mat handling, struck by, falling object

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Excavation, landfill		Demolition		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	106156680			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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