Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 74281.015 - Employee is struck and killed by falling rebar

Accident Summary Nr: 74281.015 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 02/26/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1043254.015	02/26/2015		237310	G.P.'S Enterprises Inc.

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on February 26, 2015, an employee was unloading bundles of rebar from a flatbed truck. On the second lift, the employee jumped on an unbalanced bundle and was thrown from the load to the ground. The load fell from the chain onto the employee, crushing his chest and body. The employee was killed when crushed by the falling bundle of rebar.

Keywords: Crushing, Falling Object, Load Shift, Loading, Struck By, Suspended Load

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	0	0	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1043254.015	42	M	Fatality		Bridge, lock and lighthouse tenders	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site grading and rock removal Fatality Cause:

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