Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200600831 - Employee killed in fall when steel structure collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 200600831 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 10/05/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302344833	10/05/1999	1791	0	Lewis Steel, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was working on a steel erection building project when the structure collapsed. He fell with the building and sustained crushing injuries. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: ERECTION PROCESS, COLLAPSE, BUILDING COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, STEEL ERECTION, FALL, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1	23	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302344833			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 23 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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