Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201380995 - Employee Killed When Struck by Falling Piece of Steel

Accident Summary Nr: 201380995 -- Report ID: 0214500 -- Event Date: 10/22/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311049647	10/22/2007	1629	237990	Creamer-Sanzari A Joint Venture

Abstract: At approximately 1:45 p.m. on October 22, 2007, Employee #1, a dock builder, was installing temporary sheet piling for the installation of a mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) wall. The project called for used sheet piling to be installed. The sheet pile was held aloft by a crane and an International Construction Equipment, Inc., (ICE) vibratory driver/extractor. The sheet pile was approximately 52 feet long. A piece of steel plate, approximately 12 inches by 10 inches by 1 inch thick, and weighing approximately 34 pounds, had been previously welded to the steel sheet and remained attached by the weld and rust. Employee #1 was setting the sheet pile in line and the sheet was being vibrated into place. He was killed when the steel piece, which was approximately 48 feet high, detached and fell, striking his head. He was wearing proper head protection.

Keywords: STEEL PLATE, HEAD, INSTALLING, PILING, PILE DRIVER, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, CONCUSSION, FALLING OBJECT, CRANE

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311049647			Fatality	Concussion	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pile driving Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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