Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200010775 - Employee killed in fall from girders

Accident Summary Nr: 200010775 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 02/28/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110454089	03/01/2000	1796	0	Hwp Rigging, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a rigger/lead man, was standing atop a bridge end truck that was fastened to the runway girders, dismantling an overhead traveling crane. After rigging the lift slings, he released the tie-down chains that held the bridge end truck on the runway girders. This caused the truck to shift and Employee #1 fell approximately 20 ft to the ground. He was killed. Employee #1 was not using any form of fall protection.

Keywords: RIGGING, DISMANTLING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, OVERHEAD CRANE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Other		$50,000 to $250,000	1	30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	110454089			Fatality	Fracture	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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