Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201407830 - Employee Is Killed When Struck by Geoform Block

Accident Summary Nr: 201407830 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 12/01/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307764159	12/01/2006	1542	236220	Nth Consultants Ltd

Abstract: Employee #1 was installing Geoform blocks that weighed approximately 53 to 80 pounds, when one of the blocks was caught by a gust of wind of approximately 53 mph. The employee was struck in face by the block and was killed.

Keywords: HIGH WIND, INSTALLING, BLOCKS, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, FACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		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	307764159			Fatality	Concussion	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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