Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 948786 - Employee killed when stuck by falling beam

Accident Summary Nr: 948786 -- Report ID: 0355111 -- Event Date: 04/29/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301820577	04/29/1998	1629	0	Suitt Construction Co.

Abstract: At approximately 9:00 a.m. on April 29, 1998, Employee #1 was helping the foreman rig a 32 ft 6 in. long I-beam with a 5 ft 7 in. long nylon sling. Before they erected the beam it had to be turned, so Employee #1 tied a tag line on the beam to control its movement. When he completed turning the beam, he climbed onto the east side of the crane operator's platform. Employee #1 lost his balance and pulled down the tag line, causing the beam to dip and slip out of the nylon sling. The beam slid down to the operator's station, striking Employee #1 in the abdomen and knocking him from the operator's station. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

Keywords: STEEL BEAM, ABDOMEN, HOISTING MECHANISM, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, SLING, TAG LINE, LOST BALANCE

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301820577			Fatality	Puncture	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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