Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200100204 - Employee killed in fall from steel truss

Accident Summary Nr: 200100204 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 02/25/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301914081	02/25/1998	1791	0	Rk Steel Erectors

Abstract: Employee #1, the owner of a steel erection company, was walking on an open web truss. He slipped on an unwelded joist and fell approximately 16 ft, landing on his head. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, UNSECURED, IRON WORKER, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, STEEL ERECTION, FALL, WALKING ON BEAM, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301914081			Fatality	Concussion	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Open Web Steel Joists-Welding/Bu Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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