Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201260072 - Employee killed when computer equipment overturns

Accident Summary Nr: 201260072 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 11/16/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300947793	11/18/1996	1731	0	Maron Electric Company

Abstract: On November 16, 1996, Employee #1 and three other electricians were manually rolling a piece of computer-related equipment across a raised floor in a computer room. The 3,000 lb item was being relocated, and casters were mounted on the bottom of its frame. The workers were nearing the new position for the equipment when the raised floor underneath it collapsed. The equipment tipped over, and Employee #1 was crushed against the subfloor. She was killed. Subsequent investigation concluded that the employer did not know the weight of the equipment being moved, although an engineering evaluation had been prepared to determine if the raised floor could safely support the forces of a moving load.

Keywords: COLLAPSE, WORK RULES, ELECTRICIAN, OVERLOADED, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY, WORK SURFACE, OVERTURN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000	3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300947793			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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