Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200041457 - Employee Falls from Iron Joist and Is Killed

Accident Summary Nr: 200041457 -- Report ID: 0653510 -- Event Date: 09/22/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312603277	09/22/2008	1791	238120	Alamo General Contractor

Abstract: Employee #1 was doing steel erection activities at a height of 28 ft. While reaching for a joist Employee #1 lost his footing and fell to his death.

Keywords: JOIST, CONSTRUCTION, STEEL ERECTION, FALL, LOST BALANCE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312603277			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 28 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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