Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170017511 - Employee struck and killed by steel column

Accident Summary Nr: 170017511 -- Report ID: 0215600 -- Event Date: 11/25/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109951145	11/25/1997	1791	0	Empire Crane Service

Abstract: Employee #1, age 19, was working as a crane operator's assistant. The crane operator and the erectors had just finished putting up eight 12 in. by 12 in. by 37 ft 6 in. long columns and were connecting the first crossbeam. None of the columns was guyed or supported, but they were being held in place by four wedge anchor bolts. One of the 4,500 lb columns fell and struck Employee #1. He was killed instantly.

Keywords: STEEL COLUMN, STEEL ERECTION, STRUCK BY, CRANE OPERATOR, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	109951145			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	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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