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Accident Summary Nr: 200000933 - Employee killed in fall from I-beam
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 303206163 | 05/10/2000 | 1711 | 0 | Satterlee Mechanical Contracting, Corp. |
Abstract: Employee #1 crawled out of a scissor lift and walked 20 ft along a 6 in. wide I-beam to square up a pipe being fitted on the other end by two coworkers in the aerial lift. He walked back to the area of the lift to wait for his coworkers to finish. Employee #1 was standing or sitting on the beam when he fell 14 ft 6 in. onto a concrete floor, and was killed. He was not using any type of personal fall arrest system, and there were no guardrails or any other type of fall arrest system in place.
Keywords:
STEEL BEAM, GUARDRAIL, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, WALKING ON BEAM, AERIAL LIFT, UNSTABLE POSITION
| End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing plant | New project or new addition | Under $50,000 | 1 | X | |||
| Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 303206163 | Fatality | Concussion | Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof) |