Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201763281 - Employee Is Killed When Crushed-By Falling Building Structur

Accident Summary Nr: 201763281 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 01/16/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312831555	01/17/2009	1795	238910	Grant Mackay Company, Inc.

Abstract: On January 16, 2009, Employee #1, of Grant Mackay Company, Incorporated, was performing demolition activities on a multistory building with an excavator. After a failed attempt to bring down a section of the structure, Employee #1 pulled out a leg from the structure with his excavator. This caused a large portion on top of the structure to come apart and fall directly on the cab of Employee #1, killing him due to severe head injuries.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, DEMOLITION, CRUSHED, EXCAVATOR, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerplant		Demolition		$250,000 to $500,000	9	94	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312831555			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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