Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200460814 - Employee killed in fall from steel structure

Accident Summary Nr: 200460814 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 08/01/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302922836	08/01/2000	1791	0	Rescue Welding, Incorporated

Abstract: Employee #1, an iron worker, was welding on the 19th floor of a steel structure when he lost his balance and fell to the fifth floor roof. He was killed.

Keywords: ERECTION PROCESS, IRON WORKER, WORK RULES, WELDER, CONSTRUCTION, 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		$20,000,000 and over	36	460	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302922836			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 140 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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