Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 65771.015 - Employee struck by tubing is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 65771.015 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 07/08/2014
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
988589.015	08/06/2014		238910	T & S Material Processing, Llc

Abstract: At approximately 2:30 p.m. on July 8, 2014, Employee #1 was operating an excavator with a shear attachment. After completing shearing work on the structure being demolished, he tracked over to a new location, including rotating the excavator's superstructure 180 degrees. A piece of 1.5-in. square tubing that was 6 foot long was projected at the left side of the operators cab first striking the door and then penetrating the tempered glass window. The tubing then struck Employee #1 in the head. He was hospitalized and later died.

Keywords: Construction, Demolition, Excavation, Flying Object, Head, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Demolition			2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	988589.015	60	M	Fatality		Equipment Operator: Heavy	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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