Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200023216 - Employee Is Killed in Fall after Unhooking Fall Protection

Accident Summary Nr: 200023216 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 08/31/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310163159	08/31/2006	1791	238120	Cornell & Company

Abstract: At about 9:35 a.m. on August 31, 2006, Employee #1, an ironworker, was part of a bolting-up operation on the second concourse level of a new sports arena. He unhooked his personal fall arrest system to move to another location, and when he stepped on a beam's flange, he lost his balance and fell about 79 ft to the ground. The employee was transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead due to numerous blunt force type injuries.

Keywords: BEAM, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, BOLTING, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, LOST BALANCE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310163159			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 79 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.