Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 818781 - Employee dies when struck in head by falling lumber

Accident Summary Nr: 818781 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 12/18/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18299768	12/18/1989	1791	0	Hurricane Steel Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was a member of a crew doing formwork stripping at a construction site. While the formwork contractor was making a temporary catch platform for formwork debris, a 4 in. by 4 in. by 16 ft piece of lumber fell from the #14 slab. The lumber struck Employee in the head, killing him. Another employee, whose identity is unknown, was struck in the leg, declined medical treatment, and left the site. There had been several prior near-misses with falling lumber; two weeks before his fatal accident, Employee #1 had almost been struck while waiting for the personnel hoist.

Keywords: HEAD, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, LUMBER, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LUMBER STACK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18299768			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported
2	18299768			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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