Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171056500 - Employee killed in fall when gallery floor gives way

Accident Summary Nr: 171056500 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 05/22/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126788504	05/22/1998	1795	0	Ontario Specialty Contracting

Abstract: At approximately 12:15 p.m. on May 22, 1998, Employee #1 and a coworker were cutting away the flooring from the gallery of an overhead material handling conveyor. They were making the last cut when the floor gave way and Employee #1 fell 15 ft to the ground. He was killed. Employee #1 was wearing a body harness but it was not attached to his lanyard at the time of the accident.

Keywords: COLLAPSE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CONVEYOR, LANYARD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		Demolition		$50,000 to $250,000		85	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126788504			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Supervisors; brickmasons, stonemasons, tilesetters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 85 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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