Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200374031 - Iron Worker Is Killed in Fall from Structure

Accident Summary Nr: 200374031 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 09/14/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310331384	09/14/2006	1791	238120	Capitol City Erectors

Abstract: Employee #1 was erecting steel on the third level of the Lois Rhame West Health Physical Education and Wellness Center. He and a coworker were removing true bracing by cutting it loose with a torch. Employee #1 sat down to kick the loose angle bracing. On his second attempt to kick the bracing, he fell approximately 24 feet to the second level concrete floor and was killed. Further investigation revealed that he was not using the fall arrest system that was provided to him.

Keywords: METAL RAIL, IRON WORKER, STEEL ERECTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310331384			Fatality	Other	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 24 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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