Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201561735 - Employee Is Killed When Struck by Falling Column

Accident Summary Nr: 201561735 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 10/04/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309172930	10/05/2006	1791	238120	M I J Corporation

Abstract: On October 4, 2006, Employee #1 was working for MIJ Corporation, setting a steel column at a building under construction at the Bandanna Ranch Airport. A forklift with a nylon strap was being used. Employee #1 was killed when the strap broke and he was struck by the column when it fell.

Keywords: CONSTRUCTION, STEEL COLUMN, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY, SLING, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1	25	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309172930			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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