Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202327961 - Employee Killed When Crushed by Falling Concrete Block

Accident Summary Nr: 202327961 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 07/18/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305641334	07/19/2002	1611	0	Angelo Iafrate Construction, L.L.C.

Abstract: On July 18, 2002, Employee #1 was assigned to be a spotter for an operation that entailed dragging a scraper through an underground sewer pipe. He was standing next to an employer-built structure that consisted of a double-stacked pile of 24 in. by 24 in. by 102 in. concrete blocks, topped crosswise by a 6,000 lb, 24 in. by 24 in. by 131 in. concrete block. Employee #1 was standing adjacent to this structure when the 6,000 lb block slid off the top and struck him. Employee #1 sustained crushing injuries and was killed.

Keywords: UNSECURED, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE LOAD, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000		4	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305641334			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing culverts and incidental drainage Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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