Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14521637 - Employee dies after falling from beam and striking head

Accident Summary Nr: 14521637 -- Report ID: 0524500 -- Event Date: 07/12/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103296034	07/16/1990	1799	0	The Service Master Company

Abstract: Employee #1 was taking inventory of the air units above the false ceiling in room 301, Horton Field House, Illinois State University, Normal, IL. This job was one of his normally assigned duties. Apparently he decided to crawl under a 36 in. high duct elbow and then attempt to walk from a 3/4 in. plywood 24 in. by 30 in. unguarded platform across a 2 in. by 4 in. beam to the next air unit location, rather than go down the ladder and climb up again to the next location. Employee #1 apparently fell from the 2 by 4 beam, went through the false ceiling, and struck his head against the edge of a desk. He was killed.

Keywords: BEAM, HEAD, CEILING, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, WALKING ON BEAM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103296034			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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