Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202340352 - Employee Is Crushed and Killed by Falling Concrete Wall

Accident Summary Nr: 202340352 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 08/19/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305565673	08/19/2002	1751	238350	Pinnacle Industries Ii, Llc

Abstract: On August 19, 2002, Employee #1 was constructing forms for HVAC pads, while nearby a 22-foot by 11-foot precast GFRC wall section, supported by a winch hoist, was being adjusted into its final position. The hoist failed and the 2,500-pound wall fell off its curb onto Employee #1. He was crushed and killed.

Keywords: CONCRETE FORM WORK, WALL, UNSECURED, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, WINCH

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	31		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305565673			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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