Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200741015 - Employee falls while installing railing and dies

Accident Summary Nr: 200741015 -- Report ID: 0213100 -- Event Date: 02/12/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304464407	02/19/2002	1799	0	Jimmy Steel

Abstract: Employee #1 was helping a coworker during the installation of wrought iron railings on the outside stairway landing. He threw a section of railing to the ground, and it caught onto his coat and pulled him off the edge. He fell approximately 19 ft sustaining multiple internal injuries and died.

Keywords: GUARDRAIL, INSTALLING, CAUGHT BY, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2	20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304464407			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 19 feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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