Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201272978 - Employee Is Killed by Falling Equipment

Accident Summary Nr: 201272978 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 02/04/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314104001	02/04/2010	1794	238910	Long Foundation Drilling Co.

Abstract: On February 4, 2010, Long Foundation Drilling Co. was drilling 30- to 35-ft-deep pylon shafts into the ground. Employee #1 was lowered into the shaft to perform hand cleaning and to drill a sample test of the rock. While he was being lifted out of the shaft by a pneumatic winch system, the winch equipment slid into the shaft, struck Employee #1, and killed him.

Keywords: PILE DRIVER, UNSECURED, SHAFT, DRILL RIG--NON-OIL, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, WINCH

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000		30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314104001			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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