Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200901676 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Mezzanine

Accident Summary Nr: 200901676 -- Report ID: 0418400 -- Event Date: 08/04/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307412262	08/04/2006	1731	238210	Online Of Minnesota, Inc.

Abstract: On August 4, 2006, Employee #1 was working for an electrical contractor. He was placing communication wire on a mezzanine that was 15 feet high. The mezzanine did not have a guardrail on its open sides. As Employee #1 was walking and looking over the edge, he fell 15 feet from the mezzanine to the concrete floor below, striking his head on a wooden pallet. He sustained a fracture to his head and was killed.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, COMMUNICATION CABLE, STRUCK AGAINST, ELECTRICAL WORK, FALL, COMMUNICATION, UNGUARDED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	1	15	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307412262			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Fall from/with platform catwalk (attached to struc

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