Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200678357 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Parking Garage

Accident Summary Nr: 200678357 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 07/11/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315354720	07/12/2011	1791	238120	Solar Erectors Us Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 12:37 p.m. on July 11, 2011, Employee #1 was on the fourth floor of a parking garage under construction. He was leaning against the top cable that was being used as a guard rail, passing a 24-ft extension ladder to his apprentice on the floor below. As Employee #1 reached over the guard rail cable, while holding the extension ladder, one of the eyebolts used to secure the cable into a concrete column broke, causing him to fall 40 feet to the ground, killing him.

Keywords: DECKING, GUARDRAIL, WIRE ROPE, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, BOLT, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	4	40	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315354720			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 50 feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Final Attachment Deck (Wel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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