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Accident: 200513687 - Iron Worker Falls From Elevation And Is Killed

**Accident: 200513687 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 02/17/2005**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
308720341	02/17/2005	1791	Amerect Inc.

At approximately 8:10 a.m. on February 17, 2005, an ironworker was installing metal decking at Nicholson Hall (University of Minnesota). He lost his balance and fell approximately 29 ft to a lower level. The employee was taken to Hennepin County Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. The cause of death was multiple blunt force head injuries.

Keywords: head, installing, iron worker, construction, steel erection, metal decking, fall, fall protection, lost balance, work surface

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	4	28	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	308720341			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	FallDist: FallHt:28 Cause: Installation Of Decking-Initial Laying Deck (Incl FatCause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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