Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 840207 - One employee killed, one injured when struck by generator

Accident Summary Nr: 840207 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 04/17/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
113456586	04/18/1997	1731	0	Ballard Companies, Inc.

Abstract: Employees were positioning a 22,000 pound generator with the use of a truck-mounted crane and four synthetic web slings. While the employees were moving the generator, the slings contacted a steel purlin and were cut. The generator fell and rolled onto the employees. Employee #1 suffered fatal internal injuries. Employee #2 suffered back injuries and was hospitalized.

Keywords: CONSTRUCTION, BACK, STRUCK BY, SLING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1	6	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	113456586			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Open Web Steel Joists-Moving Poi Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile
2	113456586			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Open Web Steel Joists-Moving Poi Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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