Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201123015 - Employee killed in fall down duct shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 201123015 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 03/05/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125524926	03/05/2001	1799	0	Collins Insulation, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a foreman, was standing on a plywood sheet at the fifth floor which he placed over two steel duct supports while he and another worker were wrapping insulating material on one of the two duct pipes inside the duct shaft. The duct or vent shaft was provided with wire rope railings and a toe board around the shaft at each floor. Since the insulation work had to be done on the plywood platform outside of the railings, personal fall protection was required. However Employee #1 did not tie his lanyard to the railings and he fell when he lost his balance. His injuries were fatal.

Keywords: DUCT, SHAFT, LANYARD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE, METAL SIDING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	6		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125524926			Fatality	Other	Supervisors, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 100 feet Cause: Installing metal siding Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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