Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202313169 - Employee dies after being pinned under steel beam

Accident Summary Nr: 202313169 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 03/14/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119690014	03/15/2002	1799	0	Brazovan & Sons Construction, Inc.

Abstract: On March 14, 2002, a crew of three employees were preparing for the dismantling and haulage of two 12-ft by 63-ft mobile modular buildings for transport. The procedures included the removal and disposal of 168 sq ft of skirting, and the removal and disposal of 14 tie downs. At the time of the accident, Employee #1 was attempting to jack up one of the two separated buildings. He was handed a hydraulic axle jack by a coworker to jack up one side of the building. The coworker went to the other side of the building, heard a noise, and the building's shifted. Employee #1 was found pinned underneath the building's steel beam. Employee #1 was pronounced dead the next day from head injuries.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, DISMANTLING, HYDRAULIC JACK, CONSTRUCTION, MOBILE HOME, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Other		Under $50,000		10	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	119690014			Fatality	Fracture	Helpers, construction trades	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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