Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 924803 - Employee Killed When Struck By Falling Steel Pile

Accident Summary Nr: 924803 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 10/22/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
116509225	10/23/1995	1629	0	Den-Mar Marine Contractor

Abstract: Employee #1 was working on a barge. A steel pile was being set upright into the water and was being held upright by a chain connecting it to the barge. A large boat passed by the barge, creating wake. The barge moved and the steel pile fell, pivoting on the chain and striking Employee #1 on the back of the head. He was killed.

Keywords: barge, head, piling, work rules, construction, steel column, struck by, falling object, unstable position, water

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	116509225			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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