Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201250214 - Employee Is Killed When Hanged with His Harness Safety Belt

Accident Summary Nr: 201250214 -- Report ID: 0257240 -- Event Date: 08/08/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311387260	08/08/2008	1799	238390	Hilton Engineering Corp Mechanical Contractors

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 a.m. on August 8, 2008, Employee #1, a laborer, was helping his coworkers in the lifting of some steel parts, because the crane operator was absent that day. He tied the steel parts with a rope and they were being lifted by the coworkers located at a steel tank, nearly 70 ft high above the floor. Employee #1 was supposed to be in his worksite. However, he used an elevator classified as man lift type, to climb to the working area, where his coworkers were working. Employee #1 had a full harness and a safety belt fastened with a large lanyard. His safety belt lanyard entangled with any part of the equipment. He was hanged with his full harness safety belt pressed around his neck. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, ROPE, SAFETY BELT, CONSTRUCTION, LANYARD, NECK, ELEVATOR

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000		60	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311387260			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor

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