Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200211860 - Employee Is Killed in Fall

Accident Summary Nr: 200211860 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 10/22/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309343838	10/24/2005	1799	238990	Basic Industries Of South Texas, Ltd.

Abstract: Employee #1, a scaffold erector, was descending a fixed industrial ladder with a cage when he lost his footing and fell striking the landing below and subsequently fell over the platform guardrails 90 ft to his death.

Keywords: PLATFORM, GUARDRAIL, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, FIXED LADDER, FALL, LOST BALANCE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	10	100	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309343838			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 100 feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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