Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200210235 - Employee killed in fall from rooftop

Accident Summary Nr: 200210235 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 07/14/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300188018	07/15/1997	1791	0	Lozano'S Welding

Abstract: Employee #1 was welding bar joists onto the steel frame of a classroom under construction. He had climbed onto an adjacent rooftop to measure and space the bar joists for welding. He fell 16 ft 2 in. and was killed.

Keywords: ERECTION PROCESS, JOIST, ROOF, CONSTRUCTION, WELDING, STEEL ERECTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300188018			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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