Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202366456 - Employee Is Struck by Falling Beam and Later Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 202366456 -- Report ID: 1055320 -- Event Date: 11/13/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310554720	11/13/2006	1622	237990	Vcgp/Parsons Rci/Frontier-Kemp

Abstract: A beam was being hoisted with a mobile crane and the rigging failed (the clamp came loose.) The beam fell approximately 30 ft to the ground striking Employee #1. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital where he died.

Keywords: BEAM, FRACTURE, MOBILE CRANE, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, STEEL ERECTION, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Other		Under $50,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310554720			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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