OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221695547

Beam,Chest,Construction,Construction vehicle,Contusion,Crushed,Distracted,Engineering Controls,Falling Object,Forklift,Fracture,Industrial Truck,Inexperience,Insufficient Supervision,Lack of Engineering Controls,Material Handling,Metal,PIV,Powered Industrial Vehicle,Rigging,Sling,Steel,Steel Beam,Steel Erection,Steel Worker,Struck By,Unsafe Position,Unsecured,Unstable Load,Wrapping,Wrong Equipment

2024-08-22T00:00:00

Event: Beam,Chest,Construction,Construction vehicle,Contusion,Crushed,Distracted,Engineering Controls,Falling Object,Forklift,Fracture,Industrial Truck,Inexperience,Insufficient Supervision,Lack of Engineering Controls,Material Handling,Metal,PIV,Powered Industrial Vehicle,Rigging,Sling,Steel,Steel Beam,Steel Erection,Steel Worker,Struck By,Unsafe Position,Unsecured,Unstable Load,Wrapping,Wrong Equipment
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 221695547
Report ID: 0627700
Project type: A
Construction end-use: C

Event description

Employee dies when chest is crushed by falling steel beam

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 26 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
7051

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