Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 77055.015 - Employee is struck by sheet pile and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 77055.015 -- Report ID: 0215800 -- Event Date: 05/29/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1066855.015	05/29/2015		237310	Economy Paving Co. Inc.

Abstract: At 12:30 p.m. on May 29, 2015, an employee was directing traffic while inside of the collapse zone of a sheet piling operation. A sheet pile broke free of the hammer, falling, and striking the employee. The employee was struck in the back, neck and head and was killed.

Keywords: Falling Object, Head, Neck, Pile Driver, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000		10	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1066855.015	50	F	Fatality		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Traffic protection Fatality Cause:

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