Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201040573 - Employee killed when struck by falling insulation panel

Accident Summary Nr: 201040573 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 12/28/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302524970	12/29/1998	1742	0	Recreation Development Company, Llc

Abstract: Workers were attaching a prefabricated EFIS (exterior finish insulation system) panel to a building structure. The panel measured approximately 40 ft long by 15 ft wide by 3 ft thick, and weighed approximately 8,000 lb. The wire rope clips attached to the custom-designed hoisting slings failed, and the EFIS panel fell 32 stories (470 ft) to the ground, striking and killing Employee #1.

Keywords: PANEL, HOISTING MECHANISM, WIRE ROPE, UNSECURED, OVERLOADED, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, MECH MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	35		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302524970			Fatality	Fracture	Carpenter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Lifting operations

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