Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202501748 - Employee Is Killed When Struck by Falling Beam

Accident Summary Nr: 202501748 -- Report ID: 0352430 -- Event Date: 05/28/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311852941	05/28/2008	1542	236220	Kohler & Kohler Pole Buildings, Inc.

Abstract: On May 28, 2008, Employee #1 and a coworker (his son) were at a farm, constructing a pole barn that was to be used as a garage. They were using a scissors lift to install a header beam in the doorway of the garage and had nailed one end to the support. As Employee #1 was moving the lift to the other side so they could secure that end of the beam, he struck the support pole with the lift and the beam fell off the support. The beam struck Employee #1's head, and he was killed.

Keywords: BEAM, HEAD, INSTALLING, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, CONCUSSION, FALLING OBJECT, AERIAL LIFT, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1	18	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311852941			Fatality	Other	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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