Fatality Narrative: Operating Engineer Struck by Concrete Slab

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• Corporate Authors:
  Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
• Description:
  On September 4, 2008, an operating engineer died after being struck by a concrete slab. The 28-year-old victim was employed for seven years by an electrical contractor. The victim and a co-worker were removing controlled density fill, a type of concrete, from an electrical vault. The vault was in an excavation where the two workers were working inside a shield box. As they were chipping the controlled density fill, a 16' x 3' section broke loose and fell on them, pinning them against the shield box. One worker was able to free himself and assist with the rescue of the victim, who was taken to a hospital, where he died of blunt force injuries. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Construction Industry Education Electricity Mortality Occupational Health Safety Staff Development Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Accident Prevention Building Concrete Construction Equipment Construction Workers Dangers Demolition Industry Electrical Workers Falling Object Protective Structure Falling Objects Fatalities FOPS Safety Equipment Security Education Security Measures Security Practices Training Traumatic Injuries Trenches 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:20051657
• Citation:
  Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 71-94-2010, 2010 Jul; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Fatality narrative: operating engineer struck by concrete slab
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a66d305dc96f7aea20a6ef069018785471dfa5602752943bd86bb7f452fef1ed5734a6006a8d27d9a0a0066fe18df4d3f2e10626bf47d1ad965b1bac522b53a2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228779/cdc_228779_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 151.51 KB ]