Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 147562.015 - Employee is killed from head injury in fall from bin roof

Accident Summary Nr: 147562.015 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 06/30/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1605915.015	07/01/2022		238120	Sky High Steel Erectors, Llc

Abstract: At 10:59 p.m. on June 30, 2022, an employee was adjusting an aluminum truss for a roof of a cotton seed bin. The employee fell off the structure and into the bin hitting the inside walls. The employee came out the bottom door opening and landed on the concrete slab under the bin. The employee incurred head injuries and was killed.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concrete Slab, Construction, Contusion, Cotton, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Head, Installing, Safety Device, Struck Against, Truss, Wall, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair				31	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1605915.015	62	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: 30 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause:

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