Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201280153 - Employee killed in fall from beam

Accident Summary Nr: 201280153 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 06/17/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300970373	06/19/1997	1791	0	Shellhouse Steel Erectors Incorporated

Abstract: Employee #1, an iron worker helper, was assigned to retrieve an air hose that was stored on top of a 13 ft 7 in. high H-beam. He walked out onto the top of the beam, helped gather the hose, and was turning to go back when he lost his balance and fell to the concrete. Employee #1 sustained a ruptured spleen, and was killed.

Keywords: BEAM, SPLEEN, IRON WORKER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, RUPTURE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, WALKING ON BEAM, LOST BALANCE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2	14	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300970373			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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