Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 112806.015 - Employee falls from steel structure and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 112806.015 -- Report ID: 0950647 -- Event Date: 01/12/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1372705.015	01/12/2019		238120	The Herrick Corporation

Abstract: At 2:32 p.m. on January 12, 2019, an employee had welded a steel post to the uppermost beam on a steel structure. The employee was wearing a deteriorated safety retractable system that had not been removed from service. During the fall, the fall arrest system failed and the employee was killed. The employee fell 48 feet to the ground.

Keywords: Equipment Failure, Fall, Fall Protection, Welding

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1372705.015	45	M	Fatality		Structural metal workers

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