OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221696834

GENERAL DYNAMIC NASSCO

SAN DIEGO, CA— 2024-08-12T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Chest, Construction, Crushed, Falling Object, Injury Illness Prevention Program, Installing, Lack of Work Procedures, Ladder, Metal, Steel, Steel Erection, Struck By, Training, Unsafe Position, Unsecured, Unstable Load, Unstable Surface
NAICS: 236220
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347685091
Employer profile: GENERAL DYNAMIC NASSCO
Summary number: 221696834
Report ID: 0950632

Event description

Employee dies of chest trauma when crushed by falling steel

Investigation abstract

At 12:16 p.m. on August 12, 2024, an employee working as a pipefitter for a building contractor was standing on a ladder in the rear section of a unit under construction. The employee was working on a 10-foot by 10-foot steel frame foundation. The front section of the unit accommodates the installation of electrical panels. The unit was free-standing after the temporary support welds were removed from a metal pallet for transporting and storing the heavy unit. As a result, the unit fell toward the ladder, pushed the employee over and landed on top of the employee crushing him. The employee died from crush injuries to his chest.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 58 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
7039

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