Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200462190 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Beam

Accident Summary Nr: 200462190 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 01/11/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310669320	01/11/2007	1791	238120	Prime Steel Erecting, Incorporated

Abstract: On January 11, 2007, Employee #1, an iron worker, was connecting steel around the outer perimeter of a parking garage. He was not utilizing fall protection. As Employee #1 was positioned seated on the top of a beam, the beam shifted and he fell toward the outside of the building 60 feet to the ground. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: BUILDING, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	6		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310669320			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 60 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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