Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202043931 - Employee killed when struck by falling plastic culvert

Accident Summary Nr: 202043931 -- Report ID: 0155010 -- Event Date: 10/19/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302367610	10/20/1999	1799	0	Albany Ladder Co., Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was in the process of assisting in the installation of a piece of plastic culvert approximately 21 feet long and 35 inches in diameter. The culvert was to be used as part of a demolition debris chute to be suspended between two scaffold towers. The chute had been raised into a vertical position near a fourth floor window of the building, when it came loose and fell approximately 28 feet, striking Employee #1 on his back. He received immediate medical attention since he was working at a hospital, but he died in the emergency room.

Keywords: DEMOLITION, BACK, LACERATION, PIPE, STRUCK BY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000	6		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302367610			Fatality	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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