Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 151115.015 - Employee Is Killed When Head Crushed By Piling Dropped From

Accident Summary Nr: 151115.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 11/04/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1632662.015	11/04/2022		237990	Jilk Heavy Construction

Abstract: At 9:03 a.m. on November 4, 2022, an employee was guiding a forklift operator in a contractor staging yard. The forklift operator was carrying wood pilings that were to be staged for future pile driving operations. The wood pilings were 70 feet long and 2,400 lbs. The employee was in front of the forklift and its load when the piling rolled off the fork and towards the employee. The employee was killed when his head was crushed by the piling.

Keywords: Crushed, Crushing, Forklift, Forks, Head, Piling, Struck By, Unsecured, Unstable Load

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Contractor's yard/facility		Other					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1632662.015	55	M	Fatality		Pile-Driver Operator	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pile driving Fatality Cause:

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