Accident: 896589 - Injured When Neck Impaled On Gear Shift

Employee #1 was using an over-the-road tractor truck to pull a house to a new location on a trailer-type assembly. The chimney, which had been braced and supported, became dislodged from the house and fell onto the cab of the truck. Employee #1's neck was impaled on the gear shift, and he was hospitalized for treatment of his injuries.

construction, truck driver, tractor--truck, structure moving, chimney, falling object, neck, impaled, unsecured, struck by

End Use Proj Type Proj Cost Stories NonBldgHt Fatality Single family or duplex dwelling Other $50,000 to $250,000 2

Accident: 201401148 - Killed When Struck By Debris From Falling Chimney

On September 24, 1997, Employee #1 and a coworker were tearing down an unsupported 20 ft high chimney at a job site in Calhoun County. His coworker was standing at the entrance to the building and Employee #1 was starting to pry off bricks from the bottom of the chimney when the entire structure began to come down. Employee #1 ran but was struck on the head by falling bricks and debris. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

construction, chimney, collapse, unsecured, falling object, struck by, head, work rules, demolition

Accident: 758870 - Killed In 350 Ft Fall From Scaffold

Employee #1, a laborer, was in a chimney stack on an elevated suspended scaffold approximately 350 ft high, helping bricklayers lay brick inside the liner of the chimney. As Employee #1 was attempting to open trap doors for the hoistway area on the suspended scaffold, he fell through the hoisting area approximately 350 ft to a metal hopper surface at the base of the chimney. He was killed. Employee #1 was not wearing fall protection while on the scaffold or while attempting to open the hoistway doors on the scaffold. The hoistway area was not guarded.

construction, fall protection, unguarded, scaffold, fall, chimney, work rules

Accident: 657916 - Dies In Fall From Scaffold Or Roof

Employee #1 fell from a scaffold or roof while working on the chimney. He landed on pressure treated porch joists that were about 16 ft 10 in. from the ground. He died.

construction, elderly, fall, scaffold, roof, chimney

Accident: 573733 - Dies In Fall From Roof While Repairing Chimney

Employee #1 was on the roof of a house repairing damage to the chimney and flashing. While Employee #1 was applying a silicone sealant to the flashing, the chimney broke loose and he fell to the ground, striking his head on the neighboring house approximately 5 feet above the ground. Several of the stones from the chimney struck the employee and the adjacent house. Employee #1 sustained several fractures to the head and died.

fall, roof, struck by, chimney, repair, work rules, fall protection, collapse, falling object, fracture