Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201083227 - Ironworker Killed In the Fall from Building

Accident Summary Nr: 201083227 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 11/02/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300803012	11/02/2001	1791	0	Sampson Steel Constructors, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 10:15 a.m. on November 2, 2001, Employee # 1 was working atop of a steel structure, assisting the crane operator in "flying deck" or setting 3-foot high stacks of decking on top of the members prior to installing them on the roof of the gymnasium. When the crane was preparing to bring additional decking up near where Employee #1 was standing, he apparently squatted down to avoid the load. When he squatted, he apparently lost his balance, tried unsuccessfully to grab onto something, and fell 34 feet 5 inches and died. Employee #1 was transported to Kaweah Delta District Hospital, where he was pronounced dead with the cause of death being head injuries.

Keywords: HEAD, IRON WORKER, CONSTRUCTION, STEEL ERECTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, CONCUSSION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	1	34	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300803012			Fatality	Concussion	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 34 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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