Fatality Narrative: Granite Installer Struck by Falling Granite Slabs

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• Corporate Authors:
  Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
• Description:
  On May 10, 2004, a worker was struck by slabs of granite that fell while being moved. The victim was employed by a general contractor to work as a granite installer/construction laborer at a condominium construction site. The victim and a forklift operator were pushing a drywall cart loaded with five slabs of granite onto the forks of a heavy duty forklift, just prior to the incident. The 47" x 53" - 3/4" thick granite slabs, each weighing about 200 lbs, were to be used as countertops and flooring in the five-story building. The forklift was positioned on an incline with the forks pointing toward the downhill side. Once the cart was set on the forklift's forks, the victim pushed against the slabs to keep them upright while the other worker went to get some rope to secure the slabs to the cart. While the worker was trying to steady the slabs, they began to slide toward the victim. He slipped and fell, landing face-down. The granite slabs slid off the cart, striking the worker's head and upper body. The victim was transported to a hospital where he was pronounced dead as a result of blunt force injury to the head and chest. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Construction Industry Construction Materials Education Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Mortality Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety Staff Development Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Accident Prevention Construction Construction Equipment Construction Materials Construction Workers Equipment Maintenance Equipment Operation Equipment Operators Equipment Reliability Fatalities Forklifts Hazards Materials Handling Materials Handling Equipment Protective Equipment Protective Measures Safety Education Safety Measures Safety Practices Training Traumatic Injuries Work Environment Workers Worker Safety

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• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Publisher:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20051856
• Citation:
  Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 71-31-2005, 2005 Jan; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2005
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Fatality narrative: granite installer struck by falling granite slabs
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:5b32303c5158ab1ecb019aca94d9956aee0fbff1356c83558d2429912e70913cab2b958ccfd5a180d34f15e3f92f8bca1e7269e783e800418138beab0a3884cb
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228842/cdc_228842_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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