Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201360476 - EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY PRECAST CONCRETE PANEL

Accident Summary Nr: 201360476 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 03/30/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301034658	03/30/1998	1799	0	Trism Specialized Carriers, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a truck driver, drove the company truck to a shipper and manufacturer's facility and hooked to a trailer strapped and loaded with glass fiber reinforced concrete panels to be delivered. After arrival at the delivery destination, Employee #1 was instructed to back the trailer into position onsite. Employee #1 loosened the strapping. Other employees unloading a similar trailer heard a loud noise and observed that two concrete panels had tilted from their upright position and the base was still on the trailer bed; however, the tops were on the ground. Employee #1 was found underneath the panels. The panels were not touching Employee #1. The other employees crawled under to provide first aid treatment while emergency rescue was en route. Employee #1 was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. An autopsy revealed crushed bones in the chest and a torn thoracic aorta with internal bleeding.

Keywords: CONCRETE PANEL, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, TRAILER, CONCRETE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301034658			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior cladding Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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