Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201922689 - Employee Crushed With Truss Loaded on Truck

Accident Summary Nr: 201922689 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 12/23/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304575996	12/23/2002	1796	238290	Trans Global Solutions

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 a.m. on December 23, 2002, Employee #1 climbed on top of a 100-ft-long truss which was lying on a 40-ft by 60-ft stretch float 4 axle flat bed. Employee #1 was wearing a full body harness with lanyard and was tied off to the truss. Employee #2 was the driver of an 18-ft wheeler truck. Employee #2 moved the truck forward without any signal and the truck moved forward to unstable ground. The truss toppled to the ground and crushed Employee #1, who was still tied off to the truss. Employee #1 died at the scene.

Keywords: TRUSS, CRUSHED, TRUCK, LANYARD, TIE-OFF

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2	20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304575996			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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