Accident Report Detail
Accident: 170017511 - Employee Struck And Killed By Steel Column
Accident: 170017511 -- Report ID: 0215600 -- Event Date: 11/25/1997 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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109951145 | 11/25/1997 | 1791 | Empire Crane Service | ||||
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
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Commercial building | New project or new addition | $500,000 to $1,000,000 | 2 | X | |||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 109951145 | Fatality | Concussion | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Erecting structural steel FatCause: Struck by falling object/projectile |