Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201271004 - Employee killed when struck by load of rebar

Accident Summary Nr: 201271004 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 06/20/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303423669	06/20/2000	1791	0	New Life Steel

Abstract: Employee #1 was preparing a load for a crane to unload from a commercial vehicle. He rigged two 20 ft long bundles of rebar end to end, creating a 40 ft long, two-section bundle. He then stood on the truck next to the rebar and signaled the crane operator to begin lifting the bundles. When they were at a height of approximately 4 ft above the bed of the truck, they began to rotate and then scissored, striking Employee #1 in the head. He was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, HOISTING MECHANISM, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, LOAD SHIFT, SUSPENDED LOAD, CONSTRUCTION, OFF LOADING, STRUCK BY, CRANE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	4		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303423669			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause: Lifting operations

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