Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201280559 - Employee Struck and Killed by Falling Welding Unit

Accident Summary Nr: 201280559 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 08/19/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302376272	08/20/1999	1622	0	Rogers Bridge Company, Inc.

Abstract: On August 19, 1999, Employee #1 was performing assigned duties of rigging on a bridge construction site. A suspended load, consisting of a welding unit, was over Employee #1 when the sling supporting the welding unit became unsecured from the crane's hook and fell. The falling welding unit struck Employee #1 killing him..

Keywords: CRANE HOOK, UNSECURED, SUSPENDED LOAD, CRANE OPERATOR, CRANE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000		15	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302376272			Fatality	Concussion	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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