Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200820421 - Employee killed in fall from crane trolley catwalk

Accident Summary Nr: 200820421 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 09/18/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
113459002	09/20/1999	3312	0	Northwestern Steel & Wire Company

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker, both maintenance electricians, had accessed the bridge of a 16-ton overhead crane to perform repairs. After locking out the crane, they walked along the trolley catwalk to perform the repairs. The coworker had begun to make the repairs when Employee #1 apparently lost his balance and fell19 ft between the trolley girders to the floor. He died of head injuries sustained in the accident. The catwalk was not guarded on the inside and the employees were not wearing fall protection.

Keywords: GUARDRAIL, REPAIR, WORK RULES, OVERHEAD CRANE, CATWALK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, WALKING ON BEAM, LOST BALANCE, WORK SURFACE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	113459002			Fatality	Fracture	Electricians

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