Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 125528.015 - Employee is killed in fall through floor opening

Accident Summary Nr: 125528.015 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 04/20/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1472843.015	04/20/2020		238120	Schuff Steel Company

Abstract: On April 20, 2020, Employee #1, employed by a steel erection company, was working at the site of a new four-story commercial building. He was setting up materials after a work break. After providing materials to a coworker on an elevated work platform, Employee #1 moved back toward a floor opening where his fall protection was located. He tripped into the floor opening and fell, a fall height of 22 feet. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: Construction, Decking, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall Protection, Floor Opening, Material Handling, Steel Erection, Tripped

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			4	22	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1472843.015	62	M	Fatality		Welders and cutters	Distance of Fall: 22 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 5 feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Bolting-Up/Detail Work Fatality Cause:

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