Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200675890 - One Employee Is Killed, Another Is Injured in Fall

Accident Summary Nr: 200675890 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 04/17/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309431088	04/18/2006	1796	238290	J & J Rigging And Erecting

Abstract: At approximately 6:30 p.m. on April 17, 2006, Employees #1 and #2 were moving a climber rig into position on a tower crane that was located on the forty-sixth story of a hi-rise under construction. While they were hydraulically moving the climber up the frame of the crane, the climber fell, along with Employee #1, to the thirty-ninth floor where it struck a brace. Employee #2, who was wearing a personal fall arrest system, hung from the frame of the crane and received minor injuries. Emergency services were called, and Employees #1 and #2 were taken to a local hospital. Employee #1 was pronounced dead, and Employee #2 was hospitalized and treated for his injuries.

Keywords: FRACTURE, BUILDING, PPE, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, UNSTABLE LOAD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	60	390	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309431088			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 390 feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)
2	309431088			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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