Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200770147 - Employee killed in fall when knocked off building

Accident Summary Nr: 200770147 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 10/10/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
122120496	10/10/1997	1751	0	Shawnlee Construction

Abstract: On October 10, 1997, Employee #1 and two coworkers, of Shawnlee Construction, Inc. were using a base-mounted drum hoist to raise a framing member into a third-floor recessed roof/wall opening. When the hoist failed, the framing member slipped and knocked Employee #1 through the wall opening. He fell 22 ft 6 in. to the ground and was killed. The wall opening was not guarded and no form of all protection was in use.

Keywords: DRUM HOIST, HOISTING MECHANISM, WORK RULES, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, STRUCK BY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$20,000,000 and over	3	35	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	122120496			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 22 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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