Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170082267 - Employee dies in fall from joist

Accident Summary Nr: 170082267 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 05/25/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107633208	05/31/1994	1791	0	C & S Erectors Inc.

Abstract: At about 11:00 a.m. on May 25, 1994, Employee #1 was working with a decking crew at a Walmart Service Center store under construction. He and another employee were carrying a 20-foot long, 5-inch by 3-inch angle iron to install in the vestibule in the front of the building. He was not using or wearing a safety belt attached to a lifeline or static line. Employee #1 was walking on a joist approximately 6 inches wide when he tripped and fell approximately 20 feet to the ground. He suffered fatal injuries.

Keywords: JOIST, LIFELINE, WORK RULES, SAFETY BELT, CONSTRUCTION, TRIPPED, FALL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107633208			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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