Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170182703 - Employee killed in fall to concrete floor

Accident Summary Nr: 170182703 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 09/06/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112210943	09/10/1990	1799	0	Iron King, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 12:00 noon on September 6, 1990, Employee #1 was performing an electric welding operation on a steel column inside a building under construction. He was standing on the 17th rung of an aluminum extension ladder at a height of approximately 16 ft when he suddenly shouted three times to his coworker on the ground, "Turn off the power!" The coworker quickly shut off the power, then turned and saw Employee #1 in mid-air, falling to the concrete floor. He was transported by paramedics to Methodist Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 1:21 p.m. that same day.

Keywords: EXTENSION LADDER, WORK RULES, WELDER, CONSTRUCTION, WELDING, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112210943			Fatality	Dislocation	Occupation not reported

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