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Accident: 200100204 - Employee Killed In Fall From Steel Truss

**Accident: 200100204 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 02/25/1998**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
301914081	02/25/1998	1791	Rk Steel Erectors

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		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	301914081			Fatality	Concussion	Construction trades, n.e.c.	FallDist: FallHt:16 Cause: Steel Erection Of Open Web Steel Joists-Welding/Bu FatCause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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