Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 83186.015 - Employee struck by falling equipment is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 83186.015 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 02/18/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1127024.015	02/18/2016		238290	Ip & E Rigging Corp.

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on February 18, 2016, an employee was guiding a generator to a concrete pad mount as the generator was being moved from a trailer. A crane was picking up a 5 ton generator when 2 of 4 synthetic web-slings broke, flipping the generator being lifted over onto the employee. The employee was killed from multiple injuries.

Keywords: Falling Object, Hoist, Material Handling, Rigging, Struck By, Suspended Load

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1127024.015	25	M	Fatality		Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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