Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200624526 - Employee Killed When Struck by Falling Pile Driver Hammer

Accident Summary Nr: 200624526 -- Report ID: 0454712 -- Event Date: 10/02/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311553499	10/02/2007	1622	237310	Highways Inc

Abstract: On October 2, 2007, Employee #1 and other employees were using a crane and pile driver to drive steel piles into the ground. Employee #1 had climbed up the leads to line up the pile under the pile driver hammer. The employees heard a loud noise and the hammer dropped, striking Employee #1 as it fell to the ground. He died from injuries sustained to his upper body and head.

Keywords: HEAD, PILE LEADS, INSTALLING, PILING, PILE DRIVER, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, CRANE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311553499			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pile driving Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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