Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201922416 - Employee killed when struck by falling load from truck

Accident Summary Nr: 201922416 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 03/04/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304570872	03/05/2002	1542	0	H + M Construction

Abstract: At 4:50 p.m. on March 4, 2002, Employee #1, a truck driver, was releasing the transportation restraints on a load of precast concrete stringers or stairs. The stairs were 4 feet high, 13 feet long, 13 feet thick, on 4-foot by 4-foot dunnage. Employee #1 released the restraining devices and one of the stringers fell from the truck, striking Employee #1 on the left side of the head. Both the set of stringers and Employee #1 fell to the ground. The set of stringers pinned Employee #1 to the ground, not injuring him any further. The set of stringers were lifted from Employee #1 and he was attended by Emergency Medical Technicians and taken to the hospital, where he later died.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, STAIR, PINNED, CAUGHT BETWEEN, PRECAST, CONCRETE

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	6		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304570872			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior masonry Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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