Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 98506.015 - Employee is struck by steel truss and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 98506.015 -- Report ID: 0636900 -- Event Date: 08/25/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1258739.015	08/25/2017		238120	Top Flight Steel Inc.

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on August 25, 2017, an employee was untying a cable to re-position it, in-order to lift the truss. The employee was struck by the truss when it fell and was killed from blunt force trauma to his head and neck.

Keywords: Falling Object, Head, Neck, Steel Beam, Struck By, Truss

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1258739.015	34	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause:

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