Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201351152 - Employee killed when crushed by falling radiator coils

Accident Summary Nr: 201351152 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 05/26/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302738133	05/28/2000	1799	0	Installations, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was installing a platform on a new kiln at a new sawmill. When lunch was called, he apparently began to descend by climbing down a set of radiator coils instead of using the ladder, possibly because he wanted to untie the rope used to hold the two sections of coils together prior to installation. This particular set of coils had not yet been welded to the supporting coils because a protruding beam was in the way. When Employee #1 loosened the rope, the coils separated. He fell approximately 14 ft to the floor, with the coils landing on top of him. Employee #1 sustained crushing injuries and died of mechanical asphyxia. There were no witnesses to the accident.

Keywords: INSTALLING, SUFFOCATED, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, DESCENDING, CRUSHED, FALL, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1	20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302738133			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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