OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #605808
S & H RIGGERS & ERECTORS, INC.
AUGUSTA, GA·
Event description
Employee killed when crushed by falling concrete panel
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was the foreman for a precast concrete erecting company. A 5,800 lb piece shaped like an upside down "L" was being shimmed up to elevation when he c ame by. He observed the work and then removed a come-along that he thought was i nhibiting the lifting. After he removed the come-along, Employee #1 proceeded to help his crew elevate the piece by lifting up the top end with a long crow bar. The concrete piece fell over in a rotating manner and fell on Employee #1, kill ing him.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 36 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 558
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 1
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