Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200452316 - Employee killed in backward fall from building

Accident Summary Nr: 200452316 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 10/10/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311365092	10/11/2007	1771	238110	United Forming Inc.

Abstract: On October 10, 2007, Employee #1 and a coworker, both field engineers, were shooting benchmark lines on the tenth floor for a pour-in-place concrete building. Shooting benchmark lines involves one person who uses a sight level gauge and a second who marks the appropriate area with a pencil to indicate consistent elevation. Employee #1 was walking backward and taking instructions from the coworker with the sight level gauge when he fell from off the side of the building to the ground. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: GUARDRAIL, WORK RULES, PERIMETER GUARDING, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, WALKING BACKWARD, INATTENTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	32		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311365092			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 120 feet Cause: Other Activities-Post Decking Detail Work Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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