Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200102234 - Employee Is Killed in Fall 22 Ft from Steel Structure

Accident Summary Nr: 200102234 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 01/30/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309821643	01/30/2006	1791	238120	Forest City Erectors Inc.

Abstract: On January 30, 2006, Employee #1 and a coworker, both iron workers, were assigned to install curb forms on a structural steel erection, with a crane supplying the curb forms to the elevated work surface level. As Employee #1 was measuring the space where the forms were to be laid, he was walking backward when he lost his balance and fell 22 ft to the ground. He died four days later from his injuries. Although Employee #1 was wearing a harness and lanyard, he had not connected his lanyard to an anchor point.

Keywords: INSTALLING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, STEEL CONNECTOR, STEEL ERECTION, LANYARD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, LOST BALANCE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	1	22	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309821643			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 22 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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