Accident Report Detail
Accident: 202043931 - Employee Killed When Struck By Falling Plastic Culvert
Accident: 202043931 -- Report ID: 0155010 -- Event Date: 10/19/1999 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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302367610 | 10/20/1999 | 1799 | Albany Ladder Co., Inc. | ||||
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
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Other building | Alteration or rehabilitation | $500,000 to $1,000,000 | 6 | X | |||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 302367610 | Fatality | Other | Construction trades, n.e.c. | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Demolition FatCause: Struck by falling object/projectile |