Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201343829 - Employee Is Killed in Fall While Installing Fall Protection

Accident Summary Nr: 201343829 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 09/30/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308640911	10/11/2005	1791	238120	A & D Welding Inc.

Abstract: On September 30, 2005, Employee #1 was installing a metal stanchion as a part of a fall protection system. He was not wearing any fall protection and climbed out of a elevated scissor lift to a steel grit to tighten down the bolts and to connect the safety cable. He fell approximately 18 ft and was killed.

Keywords: ERECTION PROCESS, FRACTURE, LIFELINE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	1	19	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308640911			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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