Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201487030 - Employee is killed when struck by falling boom

Accident Summary Nr: 201487030 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 09/09/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301122206	09/09/2004	1522	236116	Ridgeline Construction Inc.

Abstract: At about 3:00 p.m. on September 9, 2004, Employee #1, a carpenter, was helping align a framed wall onto anchor bolts. The framed wall was being lifted by an all terrain forklift equipped with an extension boom attachment. After lining up the framed wall onto the anchor bolts, the boom of the forklift was used to push the wall down onto the anchor bolts. While pushing down, the boom extension detached from the forklift and fell on Employee #1. He was struck in his head and was killed. The pin, which secures the boom extension to the forklift, was not in place at the time of the accident. The forklift driver forgot to put the pin in place.

Keywords: ANCHOR, HEAD, WALL, BOOM, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, BOLT, FALL, STRUCK BY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301122206			Fatality	Other	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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