Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 97129.015 - Employee is struck by falling rock and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 97129.015 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 07/12/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1246819.015	07/11/2017		238110	Schnabel Foundation Company

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on July 11, 2017, employees were excavating under the foundation in the location of Pit #6. Employees began hand digging this pit as they did with the previous pit. Traditional shovels were utilized along with an electric impact hammer to loosen the earth. During this process, a coworker was observing the employee excavate the last stages of the pit when a large rock that formed part of the foundation and which was located on the ceiling of the area that was excavated, dislodged. That large rock from the foundation crushed and killed the employee. During the course of the investigation, no posts or other supports were observed in the excavation pit to stabilize the large rocks, which are part of the foundation.

Keywords: Crushing, Falling Object, Struck By, Structural Collapse

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			2	30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1246819.015	32	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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