Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 75366.015 - Employee is struck and killed by concrete pier piling

Accident Summary Nr: 75366.015 -- Report ID: 0355112 -- Event Date: 03/30/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1050555.015	03/30/2015		238910	Colonna'S Shipyard, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on March 30, 2015, an employee was using a hydraulic tracked excavator to lift a 60-ft long 12-in. by 12-in. concrete pier piling. The pier piling fell from between the excavator bucket and grapple thumb, striking and crushing the excavator cab and subsequently killing the employee.

Keywords: Construction vehicle, Crushing, Excavator, Falling Object, Material Handling, Shipyard, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Contractor's yard/facility		Other		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1050555.015	58	M	Fatality		Excavating and loading machine operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause:

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