Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 47266.015 - Employee Is Stuck By Falling Steel Brace and Is Killed

Accident Summary Nr: 47266.015 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 06/26/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
914384.015	06/26/2013		238110	Mason Construction, Ltd

Abstract: At 10:15 a.m. on June 26, 2013, an employee was applying a finish cement coat on a concrete structure and was working under a crane bucket that was holding a 13 foot long metal cross brace. The bucket was stuck and when released, the metal brace was catapulted from the bucket and it fell approximately 70 feet, striking the employee in their head who was 26 feet from the end of the platform and killing him.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Elevated Work Platform, Falling Object, Head, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator				$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1	120	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	914384.015	40	M	Fatality		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Plastering Fatality Cause:

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