Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202087474 - Employee Is Killed in Fall Through Hatch

Accident Summary Nr: 202087474 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 04/27/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309442150	04/27/2006	1791	238120	Irondale Industrial Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:00 a.m. on April 27, 2006, Employee #1 and three coworkers were working next to a suspended hopper panel that was rigged at the bottom to a 70-ton crane, Link Belt, HTC-8675, and shackled at the top to a lift truck, Lull, 844C-42, J9100. When Employee #1 removed the shackle, the lift truck shifted and struck him. Off balance, Employee #1 fell through the 4-ft by 12.5-ft hatch opening and struck his head on the opening. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, HATCH, STRUCK AGAINST, SHACKLE, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, MECH MAT HANDLING, CRANE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	6	13	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309442150			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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