Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201041175 - Employee Falls from Elevated Work Surface and Is Killed

Accident Summary Nr: 201041175 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 08/31/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305698284	09/02/2002	1791	0	Gast Steel, Inc.

Abstract: On August 31, 2002, an employee of Gast Steel, Inc. was retrieving a water cooler from an elevated location when he lost his balance. He was killed when he fell approximately 25 feet.

Keywords: CONSTRUCTION, STEEL ERECTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE, WORK SURFACE

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	25	25	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305698284			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 25 feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Bolting-Up/Detail Work Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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