OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221674112

CHOSEN CONSTRUCTION, INC

PRUDHOE BAY, AK· 2024-06-05T00:00:00

Event: Applying, Back, Caught Between, Chest, Construction, Crushed, Distracted, Engine, Exhaust System, Falling Object, Gasket, Head, Installing, Lack of Work Procedures, Loss Of Blood, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Multi-employer Worksite, Multiemployer, Neck, Noise, Pinned, Rigging, Stack, Struck By, Unsafe Position, Unsecured, Unstable Load
NAICS: 213112
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347550386
Employer profile: CHOSEN CONSTRUCTION, INC
Summary number: 221674112
Report ID: 1050210
Project type: A
Construction end-use: F

Event description

Employee dies from crush injuries when pinned by exhaust sta

Investigation abstract

At 10:00 a.m. on June 5, 2024, an employee working as a pipefitter for a construction contractor was installing an exhaust stack for a turbine engine. A coworker (the rigger) instructed the employee to begin applying gasket and adhesive material before the load was fully landed and secured to prevent tipping or shifting. One section of the exhaust stack moved and pinned the employee between the two 12,000-pound sections of the stack. The employee died from multiple crushing injuries including injuries to his back, chest, head, neck and internal injuries.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 23 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
587

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