Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 126639.015 - Employee erecting structural steel falls and later dies

Accident Summary Nr: 126639.015 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 05/06/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1474340.015	05/07/2020		237130	Kiewit Power Constructors Co.

Abstract: At 3:45 p.m. on May 6, 2020, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was erecting structural steel at a multiemployer construction project, a power plant. He was connecting a T-brace to the structural steel when he fell, a fall height of 25 feet. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he died from his injuries.

Keywords: Brace, Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Installing, Steel Erection

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerplant		New project or new addition			2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1474340.015	48	M	Fatality		Strctural Iron /& Steel Worker	Distance of Fall: 25 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 25 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause:

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