Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200551976 - Ironworker killed in fall from metal decking

Accident Summary Nr: 200551976 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 10/02/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304473580	10/03/2001	1791	0	Cowboy Steel Company

Abstract: 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		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1	31	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304473580			Fatality	Cancer	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 31 feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Initial Laying Deck (Incl Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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