Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 117032.015 - Employee is killed when crushed by falling concrete slab

Accident Summary Nr: 117032.015 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 06/11/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1407404.015	06/11/2019		238910	T.W. Phillips Grading, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on June 11, 2019, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a construction company, were working at an excavation where a pipe would be installed. The coworker was operating an excavator, and Employee #1 was assisting as they set a precast concrete headwall (retaining wall) inside the excavation. The slab began to lean, and as they corrected its position and reset it, the concrete wall broke apart. Employee was killed when parts of the wall struck and crushed his chest.

Keywords: Chest, Concrete, Concrete Slab, Construction, Crushed, Excavation, Excavator, Falling Object, Installing, Material Handling, Struck By, Trench, Wall

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Other			0	0	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1407404.015	42	M	Fatality		Excavating and loading machine operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause:

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