Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 952267 - Steel Beam Falls And Strikes And Kills Employee

Accident Summary Nr: 952267 -- Report ID: 0355114 -- Event Date: 08/12/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306549395	08/12/2003	1799	238390	Village Landscaping & Irrigation, Llc

Abstract: Employee #1 was in a residential basement to pump out water from accumulated rain. Employee #1 attempted to lower himself into basement from a steel beam. The beam became dislodged and fell onto Employee #1's chest. Employee #1 was pronounced dead at scene.

Keywords: CHEST, STEEL BEAM, FALL, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Other		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1	8	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306549395			Fatality	Other	Supervisors, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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