Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170629828 - Staircase falls on employee

Accident Summary Nr: 170629828 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 02/15/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125729137	02/15/2001	1791	0	Midstate Steel Erectors Inc

Abstract: At about 10:00 a.m. on February 15, 2001, Employee #1 was working for a steel erector company. He was working underneath a steel staircase that was being lowered into position by a mobile crane when it came loose and fell on top of him. He was pinned underneath the staircase and coworkers were able to free him. Employee #1 was then rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Keywords: STAIR, PINNED, CRUSHED, STEEL ERECTION, CRANE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125729137			Fatality	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by construction equipment during

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