Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202486106 - Employee killed when modular unit falls during transit

Accident Summary Nr: 202486106 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 01/03/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125820779	01/04/2008	1522	236220	Weed Construction

Abstract: On January 3, 2008, Employee #1, a carpenter for a construction contractor that moved and installed modular structures, was moving a 65 ft long modular unit when it fell on top of him. He was crushed and killed.

Keywords: STRUCTURE MOVING, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, MECH MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1	10	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125820779			Fatality	Other	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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