Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 49588.015 - Employee is struck by metal gate and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 49588.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 08/01/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
924644.015	08/02/2013		238320	T & R Painting Specialist, Inc.

Abstract: At 4:30 p.m. on August 1, 2013, Employee #1, a painter, was securing a metal gate, weighing 2,000 pounds, in order to touch up the paint on a column. The gate fell on top of him, hitting his head, and killing him.

Keywords: Column, Crushed, Falling Object, Head, Metal Pole, Paint, Painter, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000		12	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	924644.015	49	M	Fatality		Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause:

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