Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202080206 - Employee Is Killed When Struck by Pole

Accident Summary Nr: 202080206 -- Report ID: 0453730 -- Event Date: 06/16/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313494148	06/16/2009	1629	237990	Carolina Land And Marine Construction, Inc.

Abstract: On June 16, 2009, an employee and a coworker were working removing rocks from the water, on a barge, on Lake Norman. The coworker was operating an excavator that was supported by the floating barge. They were repositioning the barge by lifting a pole that was called a spud. As it was being removed, the spud was inadvertently lifted too high and came out of the well. Since the spud had been gripped near the bottom, it was top heavy and fell to the ground, striking the employee in the head. The employee was pronounced dead at the scene.

Keywords: BARGE, EXCAVATOR, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Shoreline development, dam, reservoir		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313494148			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Dredging Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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