Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200741130 - Employee is killed in fall from conveyor mezzanine

Accident Summary Nr: 200741130 -- Report ID: 0213100 -- Event Date: 05/10/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304466915	05/10/2002	1796	0	Warehouses By Design Inc.

Abstract: On May 10, 2002, Employee #1 was working on an elevated conveyor mezzanine, preparing to weld in place a fabricated metal pipe railing system around its perimeter. He had placed a full pallet of railings on the deck, approximately 3 feet from the edge. As Employee #1 removed a section of railing from the pallet, the pile began to slide and he was knocked off the edge of the mezzanine. He fell 30 feet onto the concrete floor and was killed. There was no fall protection system in place and the edge of the mezzanine was not protected.

Keywords: GUARDRAIL, INSTALLING, UNSECURED, CONSTRUCTION, CONVEYOR, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, STRUCK BY

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	1	30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304466915			Fatality	Concussion	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Other Activities-Post Decking Detail Work Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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