Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200901387 - Employee killed in fall through deck hole

Accident Summary Nr: 200901387 -- Report ID: 0418400 -- Event Date: 02/24/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303776181	02/25/2004	1629	237130	W.G. Yates & Sons Construction Company

Abstract: On February 23, 2004, Employee #1, a millwright employee, was working for a combined-cycle power plant under construction. He was doing installation work of fixaters (metal alignment plates), on the top deck (steam deck) of a steam turbine generator concrete pedestal. While performing this activity, Employee #1 apparently tripped and fell from the working surface through an uncovered floor hole approximately 45 ft to the concrete foundation. Employee #1 was killed on site.

Keywords: HEAD, FLOOR HOLE, CONSTRUCTION, STEAM, TRIPPED, FALL, CONCUSSION, CONCRETE, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerplant		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	1	50	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303776181			Fatality	Concussion	Millwrights	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 50 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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