Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 200921963 - Employee Is Killed by Falling Concrete Block
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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308691757 | 02/18/2005 | 1541 | 236210 | Bayshore Concrete Products Corp. |
Abstract: On February 18, 2005, Employee #1 and a coworker were guiding a 3-ft by 3-ft by 6-ft concrete block into place, weighing 8,l00 pounds, suspended by a 0.375 inch chain sling, from the forks of a Caterpillar Forklift, model DT-70. The forklift was being utilized to set the concrete block in place on top of the first course of block, at an approximate elevation of 3 feet. The chain sling broke, causing the concrete block to fall, crushing and killing Employee #1. The chain sling had a rated capacity of 6,600 lbs.
End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
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Other building | New project or new addition | Under $50,000 | 1 | X |
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 308691757 | Fatality | Fracture | Production helpers | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Lifting operations |