Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14242051 - Employee killed in fall from structural steel

Accident Summary Nr: 14242051 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 11/01/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
122672397	11/04/1996	1791	0	Ruggery Steel Erectors Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 3:20 p.m. on November 1, 1996, Employee #1 was at the apex of the skeletal steel portion of a building under construction. He and a coworker, who was at the lower edge of the skeletal steel, were directing a crane operator who was hoisting and landing steel roof deck bundles. Employee #1 fell from the apex and struck a girder before landing on the concrete floor at ground level. He was killed.

Keywords: GIRDER, SIGNALMAN, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, STEEL ERECTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	2	40	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	122672397			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 35 feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Connecting Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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