Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200022069 - Employee killed when struck by falling load

Accident Summary Nr: 200022069 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 10/11/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303880223	10/13/2000	1542	0	Roman Asphalt, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and coworkers were loading a compressor onto a flatbed truck when the chain holding it snapped. The compressor flipped off the back of the truck and struck Employee #1 in the head. He was killed.

Keywords: CHAIN, LOADING, HEAD, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, BROKEN CHAIN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303880223			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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