Fatal Accident Circumstances and Epidemiology (FACE) Report: Pipefitter Crushedby 5,000 Pound Shoring Plate, South Carolina, September 29. 1993

摘要

An incident in which a 32 year old male pipefitter died after a shoring platefell on him was described. He was employed by a construction company which had been in operation for 27 years and employed 20 workers. The pipefitter had guided the first plate into place and signaled the operator to push it down. As he lowered the bucket onto the plate, the bucket slipped off the plate, and the hook, which was missing its safety latch, slipped out of the hole in the plate, allowing the plate to fall toward the center of the trench. The victim was crushed under the 5,000 pound shoring plate. The backhoe operator stated that the safety latch had broken off a day or so before the incident. Recommendations included ensuring that no workers work under or near a lifted load, and conducting job site surveys before starting any work to identify hazards.