Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170789218 - Employee killed in fall from personnel hoist tower

Accident Summary Nr: 170789218 -- Report ID: 0728500 -- Event Date: 02/19/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115981904	02/20/1996	1542	0	J.E. Dunn Construction Company

Abstract: At approximately 11:15 a.m., Employee #1 and three coworkers were removing four sections of a personnel hoist tower. The top of the tower was protected by a standard guardrail, except for an 11 in. gap on either side of the mast. Two of the coworkers were pulling the counterweight cable to remove slack, and Employee #1 was placing the wire clamp next to the sheave on the cathead. Employee #1 was hitting the clamp with a wrench when he lost his balance and fell 150 ft through the gap to the bottom of the elevator shaft. He was killed. The distance from the mast to the sheave was 65 in.

Keywords: GUARDRAIL, DISMANTLING, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, ELEVATOR, LOST BALANCE, WORK SURFACE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115981904			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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