OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221444276
151332 - SANFORD CONTRACTORS, INC.
WESLEYAN COLLEGE, NC·
Event description
Employee is killed when struck by piece of metal from pile h
Investigation abstract
An employee of a highway/bridge/construction contractor, engaged in driving piles, was struck by a piece of metal, weighing an estimated 200 pounds. The piece of metal fell about 50 feet from a pile hammer and landed on the employee. The employee sustained a head injury, was transported to the hospital by EMS, but subsequently died.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 51 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 999
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