Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201342011 - Employee killed in fall from warehouse shelving

Accident Summary Nr: 201342011 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 07/03/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303799589	07/05/2001	1799	0	Jackson Install

Abstract: On July 3, 2001, Employee #1 was assembling steel shelving in a large warehouse. He was standing on the top level of the shelving rack when he either slipped or tripped and fell 24 ft onto the concrete floor. Employee #1 was killed. He was not using a safety harness and lanyard or equivalent fall protection equipment at the time of the accident.

Keywords: INSTALLING, WORK RULES, SAFETY BELT, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, TRIPPED, LANYARD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Other		Under $50,000	1	24	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303799589			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 24 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.