Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 91315.015 - Employee struck and killed by beam during demolition

Accident Summary Nr: 91315.015 -- Report ID: 0213100 -- Event Date: 12/10/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1196759.015	12/11/2016		238910	Environmental Remediation Services, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:38 p.m. on December 10, 2016, an employee operating an excavator was struck and impaled by a piece of angle. The employee was operating a Komatsu Model PC450LC-8 / 6PB41E, Serial # T10835624 excavator. The excavator was applying pressure to a column to bring the section of the building down. A 100 ft long, 6 in by 6 in by 5/8 in piece of angle fell, striking the operator in the chest inside the cab of the excavator. The employee was killed from their injuries.

Keywords: Beam, Chest, Excavator, Impaled, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Demolition			2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1196759.015	58	M	Fatality		Equipment Operator: Heavy	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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