Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200925477 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Building

Accident Summary Nr: 200925477 -- Report ID: 0355111 -- Event Date: 07/29/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312416373	07/29/2008	1791	238120	Tri State Erectors Inc

Abstract: At approximately 7:45 a.m. on July 29, 2008, Employee #1 was working at a building being constructed. He was installing concrete hollow core panels while standing on the fourth step of an 8-ft. step ladder. The ladder was approximately 2 ft from the cable guard rail system. Employee #1 was killed when he fell approximately 54 ft onto a concrete floor.

Keywords: GUARDRAIL, GUARD, STEPLADDER, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, CONCRETE

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	5		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312416373			Fatality	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 54 feet Cause: Pouring or installing floor decks Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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