Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 128315.015 - Employee is killed when crushed by falling concrete panel

Accident Summary Nr: 128315.015 -- Report ID: 0454712 -- Event Date: 08/04/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1486686.015	08/04/2020		238150	Architectural Glass And Metal Co., Inc.

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on August 4, 2020, Employee #1 was doing repair/maintenance work from an 8-foot stepladder at an existing commercial building. He was using hand tools to remove caulking from joints around architectural precast concrete panels. A panel became detached from the concrete structure behind it and fell, striking and killing Employee #1 by crushing his body from the abdomen down.

Keywords: Abdomen, Blunt force trauma, Concrete Panel, Construction, Crushed, Falling Object, Hand Tool, Maintenance, Repair, Seal, Stepladder, Struck By, Structural Collapse, Torso

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1486686.015	60	M	Fatality		Glaziers

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