Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 6394.015 - Employee Dies After Being Struck By Equipment

Accident Summary Nr: 6394.015 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 02/08/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
191135.015	02/09/2012		484121	Better Management Corporation Of Ohio, Inc

Abstract: At approximately 8:00 a.m. on February 8, 2012, Employee #1 rigged one end of a heavy piece of ductwork measuring 11.5 feet in length and 14 inches in diameter to a hook, on the bucket of a Caterpillar front end loader. The coworker was pulling the ductwork out of a building using the front end loader and swung it around, striking Employee #1 in the back of his legs. Employee #1 fell backwards and hit his head on the concrete. Employee #1 died the following day from severe brain damage.

Keywords: Brain, Concrete, Fall, Front End Loader, Head, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Demolition					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	191135.015	55	M	Fatality		Supervisors, material moving equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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