Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 165103.015 - Employee is killed in fall from height

Accident Summary Nr: 165103.015 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 03/18/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1735917.015	03/18/2024		339950	Schurle Signs Inc.

Abstract: At 12:30 p.m. on March 18, 2024, employees were disassembling and moving a sign. Two employees were working inside the sign box, walking on the aluminum framing and sheet metal, cutting three welds connecting the sign to the beam so that a crane could shake the box loose. Employee #1 was on the south side of the beam, preparing to cut the last weld. Employee #1 had climbed up to cut the last weld, when he fell to the floor of the sign box. He then fell through the sheet metal to the ground, approximately 64 feet below. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: Advertising Sign, Beam, Crane, Disassemble, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Moving, Sheet Metal

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		Demolition				70	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1735917.015	32	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: 70 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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