Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170177406 - Employee killed in fall from eighth floor of building

Accident Summary Nr: 170177406 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 10/03/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112109053	10/03/1990	8713	0	Clifford M. Lewis Surveyor, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 10:15 a.m. on October 3, 1990, Employee #1, a surveyor, and his employer were moving an approximately 900 lb electrical motor control center unit. The unit had been placed on two 4 in. by 6 in. boards, about 30 in. from the edge of the eighth floor of the building. The unit started to tilt and fall over the edge. Employee #1 was trying to push the unit back when both he and the unit fell to the ground. Employee #1 was transported to St. Joseph's Emergency Medical Center, where he died due to massive blunt force trauma.

Keywords: SURVEYOR, WORK RULES, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, OPEN-SIDED FLOOR, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112109053			Fatality	Other	Surveying and mapping technicians

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