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Accident: 200551976 - Ironworker Killed In Fall From Metal Decking

**Accident: 200551976 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 10/02/2001**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
304473580	10/03/2001	1791	Cowboy Steel Company

At approximately 11:55 a.m. on October 2, 2001, an iron worker apprentice was working on a school under construction. He was installing the metal decking when he fell 31 feet and was killed. He was wearing a harness and a lanyard at the time he fell.

Keywords: ppe, iron worker, construction, steel erection, lanyard, metal decking, fall

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1	31	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	304473580			Fatality	Cancer	Occupation not reported	FallDist: FallHt:31 Cause: Installation Of Decking-Initial Laying Deck (Incl FatCause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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