Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14319255 - Construction Worker Falls Off Beam and Is Killed

Accident Summary Nr: 14319255 -- Report ID: 0316700 -- Event Date: 01/24/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
116206517	01/25/2006	1522	236116	Burkholder Builders Company

Abstract: On January 24, 2006, a carpenter for Burkholder Builders Company was installing a steel I-beam to support the first floor joists. The employee was sitting on the beam, which was located eight feet above the ground. The employee was using an air-operated wrench to tighten the bolts that held a 2 by 8 ft wood header on top of the beam. The employee leaned to one side, causing him to lose his balance. The beam tilted, and the employee fell to the ground and was killed.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, STEEL BEAM, JOIST, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	116206517			Fatality	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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