Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202328902 - Falling Hoist Kills Employee Working Underneath It

Accident Summary Nr: 202328902 -- Report ID: 0352430 -- Event Date: 12/20/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303692750	12/20/2000	1522	0	Harkins Builders, Inc.

Abstract: On December 19, 2000, a material hoist became stuck on the sixth floor of a building under construction at a retirement and assisted living complex. An employee tried to untangle the hoist's kinked cables while working under the suspended platform. As he was working to free the cables the hoist broke loose and fell approximately 20 feet crushing the employee below. The employee was flown by helicopter to a shock trauma hospital where he died from massive internal injuries.

Keywords: HOISTING MECHANISM, WIRE ROPE, CONSTRUCTION, HOIST, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	7	30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303692750			Fatality	Other	Supervisors, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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