Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170118608 - Employee dies after fall from structural beam

Accident Summary Nr: 170118608 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 03/09/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107652216	03/10/1992	1791	0	American Steel Erectors

Abstract: At approximately 10:00 a.m. on March 9, 1992, Employee #1 was on a structural beam, separating sheets of steel decking that were originally banded together in a stack. He did not have his safety line tied off. When he made a sound, witnesses looked over and observed him falling to the concrete floor, a distance of approximately 20 ft 4 in. Employee #1 was hospitalized for head and chest injuries, and died 1 1/2 days later.

Keywords: CHEST, DECKING, HEAD, WORK RULES, SAFETY BELT, CONSTRUCTION, LANYARD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107652216			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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