Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200011294 - Employee falls from 40 feet

Accident Summary Nr: 200011294 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 02/16/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303199236	02/16/2001	1542	0	Kci Construction

Abstract: At approximately 11:10 a.m. on February 16, 2001, Employee #1 was positioned 6 ft above a work platform to install an elevator shaft located 40 ft above the ground. Employee #1 was making adjustments on a keyway connecting the inside of the concrete forms when he fell to the ground and was killed. Employee #1 was wearing a full body harness at the time of the accident, and was said to be tied off onto some rebar. There possibly was a failure at the anchorage point where Employee #1 was positioned.

Keywords: REBAR, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATOR SHAFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	4	60	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303199236			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 48 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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