Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14410864 - Employee killed in fall from steel girder

Accident Summary Nr: 14410864 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 07/23/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
116268194	07/27/1998	1791	0	Big 4 Erectors

Abstract: Employee #1, an iron worker, had just returned from lunch and was walking along a steel girder to start decking on the south side of the girder. As he was walking, he grabbed his side but did not try to catch himself before falling 24 ft 2 1/2 in. onto a concrete floor. His head struck a concrete slab, and he sustained massive head injuries and a broken neck. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, GIRDER, IRON WORKER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, NECK, WALKING ON BEAM

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		$250,000 to $500,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	116268194			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 24 feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Final Attachment Deck (Wel Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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