Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14211957 - CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE FELL FROM BEAM

Accident Summary Nr: 14211957 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 10/08/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101123016	10/10/1985	1791	0	Custom Industrial Equipment Inc

Abstract: ON OCTOBER 8, 1985, EMPLOYEE #1, AN IRON WORKER (CONNECTOR), WAS WORKING AT RICKENBACKER AFB, OHIO, INSTALLING EXTERIOR CONVEYOR PLATFORMS AT COLUMN LINE 25. HE FELL TO HIS DEATH FROM A STRUCTURAL STEEL BEAM WHILE HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PLACE A 3/8 INCH SHIM UNDER EACH CORNER OF THE PLATFORM, BETWEEN THE PLATFORM AND THE BEAM. NO FALL PROTECTION HAD BEEN PROVIDED.

Keywords: STEEL BEAM, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101123016			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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