Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200514446 - Employee killed in fall through hole in roof of steel bin

Accident Summary Nr: 200514446 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 07/29/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311081004	07/30/2007	1791	238190	Usa Tank Storage Systems
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311081012	07/30/2007	2869	325199	Chippewa Valley Ethanol Company

Abstract: At approximately 2:15 p.m. on July 29, 2007, Employee #1 was hanging steel deck sheeting on the roof of a steel bin when he stepped through an unguarded hole in the sheeting and fell 64 ft to the concrete floor of the bin. He died of injuries sustained in the fall. Employee #1 was not wearing or using any form of fall protection.

Keywords: ROOF OPENING COVER, WORK RULES, ROOF OPENING, GUARDRAIL, INSTALLING, ROOF, BARRIER GUARD, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Refinery		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over		64	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311081004			Fatality	Concussion	Boilermakers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 64 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)
2	311081012					Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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