Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200603785 - Employee Dies after Fall from Elevated Level

Accident Summary Nr: 200603785 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 10/01/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311309165	10/01/2007	1771	238110	United Forming Inc

Abstract: On October 1, 2007, Employee #1 was disconnecting a sling from a bundle of lumber which had been moved by a crane. He was standing on top of the lumber, above the level of the railing around the perimeter of an underground garage, when he stumbled backward over the railing. He fell approximately 37 feet. He was taken to the hospital, where he died the same day.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, MECH MAT HANDLING, SLING, LOST BALANCE, CRANE, LUMBER STACK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	2	37	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311309165			Fatality	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 37 feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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