Accident Report Detail
Accident: 202023727 - Employee Is Killed When Struck By Falling Beam
Accident: 202023727 -- Report ID: 0316100 -- Event Date: 08/31/2009 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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313666679 | 09/01/2009 | 1791 | R. White Construction | ||||
On August 31, 2009, Employee #1, an iron worker was struck by a 73 ft long steel beam that was being hoisted with a synthetic sling. One end of the basket hitch on the sling failed causing the steel beam to fall. Employee #1 was killed. | |||||||
Keywords:
beam, iron worker, equipment failure, struck by, sling, falling object
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Other building | New project or new addition | $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 | 20 | X | |||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 313666679 | Fatality | Cut/Laceration | Structural metal workers | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Erecting structural steel FatCause: Struck by falling object/projectile |