Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201771854 - Employee crushed piling

Accident Summary Nr: 201771854 -- Report ID: 0213900 -- Event Date: 02/04/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306234105	02/04/2003	1611	237310	Utillex Construction Corporation

Abstract: On February 5, 2003, an employee working for Utilex Construction Corporation was working as a dock builder on piling lying on the ground to be raised until it was vertical. The piling was raised just enough to clear the ground when the hammer assembly came down and sheared the slings, that supported the piling. The piling fell over killing striking the employee in the head and killing him.

Keywords: HEAD, DOCK, OVEN, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, SLING, SHEARED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2	25	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306234105			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pile driving Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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