Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200356764 - Two Employees Are Killed When Struck by Steel Sheet

Accident Summary Nr: 200356764 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 01/15/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311621833	01/16/2008	1623	237110	T A Loving Co

Abstract: On January 15, 2008, Employee #1 and #2 were standing next to an excavation. An excavator was swinging a sheet of steel to place in a trench box. The chain, holding the steel sheet, broke. The steel sheet fell and crushed Employee #1 and Employee #2. Both employees were killed.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, TRENCH BOX, PILING, STEEL, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, EXCAVATOR, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, BROKEN CHAIN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311621833			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile
2	311621833			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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