Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200758290 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Steel Structure

Accident Summary Nr: 200758290 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 09/11/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309186526	09/11/2006	1799	238190	Waco Equipment Co Dba Waco Scaffolding & Equipment

Abstract: At approximately 1:00 p.m. on September 11, 2006, Employee #1 was assisting in the erection of the tower sections from the top of a material handling hoist car. When a safety chain of the hoist broke, the hoist car fell to the ground. Employee #1 was connected to the gin pole, which was part of a sled located on the top of the hoist car. The gin pole apparently broke and Employee #1 fell backwards 100 ft to the ground. He was pronounced dead at approximately 1:13 p.m. There was one additional employee on the tower, who was connected to a separate lifeline system.

Keywords: CHAIN, ERECTION PROCESS, BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION, HOIST, ESCALATOR, FALL, TOWER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	16	160	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309186526			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 100 feet Cause: Elevator, escalator installation Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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