Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200962173 - Employee killed in fall from steel decking

Accident Summary Nr: 200962173 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 07/30/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302285275	07/31/1998	1542	0	Edwards & Sons Erectors, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a steel erector, accidentally stepped off some steel decking and fell 24 ft onto a concrete floor. He was killed. Employee #1 had been wearing a safety belt or harness, but was not tied off to a lanyard or lifeline.

Keywords: LIFELINE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, STEEL ERECTION, LANYARD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, TIE-OFF

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1	28	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302285275			Fatality	Concussion	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 24 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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