Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200203081 - Falling Steel Column Kills Worker

Accident Summary Nr: 200203081 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 01/28/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310958046	01/29/2008	1791	238120	Superior Rigging & Erecting Co.

Abstract: At approximately 8:00 a.m., On January 29, 2008, Employee #1, a 47-year-old male with Superior Rigging & Erecting Company, was struck and killed by a steel column. The steel column weighing approximately 7,800 pounds was choked and lifted using two nylon web slings. Each web sling was rated for a 5,000-pound load however when the column was lifted both slings snapped causing the column to fall, striking and killing Employee #1.

Keywords: STEEL BEAM, CRANE LIFTING BEAM, CRUSHED, STEEL CONNECTOR, STEEL ERECTION, STRUCK BY, SLING, FALLING OBJECT, STEEL CONNECTING, CRANE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	1	1	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310958046			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Lifting operations

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