Inspection Detail

Inspection: 115064792 - Breiholz Construction Company

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 115064792

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 10/08/1993

Site Address:
Breiholz Construction Company
2324 Terrace Road
Des Moines, IA 50312

Mailing Address:
202 Des Moines Street, Des Moines, IA 50309

Union Status: Union

SIC:1522

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/21/1993

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: L:Fall, N:Trench

Case Closed: 10/21/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360203046

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170127872

Event: 10/08/1993

Employee Dies from Aneurysm after Being Struck by Post

At approximately 9:00 a.m. on October 8, 1993, employees were clearing debris from a job site. A Bobcat rubber-tired skid loader, model 743B, serial #509321437, equipped with Loegering tire crawler tracks, was trying to lift one corner of a chunk of concrete weighing approximately 1,400 lb. Employee #1 was trying to place a wood post, measuring 4 in. by 4 in. by 87 in., beneath the concrete so that the Bobcat's bucket could get a better hold on it to move it. The actual sequence of events that followed is unclear. An interviewed witness said that the concrete slipped off the bucket, hitting the wood post and causing it to strike Employee #1. The medical examiner concluded that the absence of bruises on the body indicated that the employee had been struck a severe blow. Employee #1 died of natural causes due to a berry aneurysm.

Keywords: LOADER BUCKET, CONSTRUCTION, ANEURYSM, LOADER, STRUCK BY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115064792			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers

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