Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201921616 - Employee killed in fall down concrete embankment

Accident Summary Nr: 201921616 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 04/15/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123270969	04/22/2000	1751	0	Xcel Erectors, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was walking up a concrete embankment with an angle of approximately 45-degrees. A triangular piece of material, 18-inches on each side, was lifted by the wind from the top of a cooling water tower and it fell to the ground. Once it hit the ground, it bounced up and hit Employee #1 in the face, splitting his nose. Employee #1 then fell backwards, hitting his head on the concrete and rolling down the embankment, where he remained unconscious. Employee #1 died from his head injuries.

Keywords: EMBANKMENT, HEAD, FALL, STRUCK BY, CONCUSSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000		50	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	123270969			Fatality	Concussion	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Final Attachment Deck (Wel Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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