Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200603728 - Employee Killed in Fall from Elevated Walkway

Accident Summary Nr: 200603728 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 08/17/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311308530	08/17/2007	1791	238120	C.N. Construction

Abstract: On August 17, 2007, Employee #1 was standing on a walkway to prevent a crane block from becoming caught on the walkway's edge. A crane swing line cable hit him and knocked him off balance. He fell 48 feet to the ground and was killed.

Keywords: WIRE ROPE, CONSTRUCTION, CATWALK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, MECH MAT HANDLING, CONCUSSION, CRANE BLOCK, CRANE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	5	48	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311308530			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 5 feet Cause: Placing bridge deck Fatality Cause: Fall from/with platform catwalk (attached to struc

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