Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200880680 - Employee is killed when struck by falling pile driver

Accident Summary Nr: 200880680 -- Report ID: 0215800 -- Event Date: 06/25/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304591647	06/25/2002	1629	0	Canastota Construction, Inc.

Abstract: On June 25, 2002, Employee #1 was guiding the lead assembly for a pile driving operation at a bridge job. The crew was to set 12 in. by 12 in., 40-ft- long steel H-piles. Employee #1 was guiding the lead assembly, and the hammer and pile were raised above his head as he was locating the leads. For some reason, the hammer and pile dropped on Employee #1, striking him on the back. He sustained crushing injuries and was killed.

Keywords: PILE DRIVER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304591647			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pile driving Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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