Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 201931045 - Employee hit by, and suffocated, under overhead load
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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17456625 | 02/06/1999 | 1541 | 0 | Clearwater Environmental, Inc. |
Abstract: Employee #1 was disassembling a crane boom. When he removed the boom pins, he became trapped beneath the boom and suffocated under its weight.
End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
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Tower, tank, storage elevator | New project or new addition | $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 | X |
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 17456625 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Heavy equipment mechanics | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor |