Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201350204 - Employee killed in fall from building

Accident Summary Nr: 201350204 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 02/03/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110140282	02/04/1997	1542	0	The Auchter Company

Abstract: Employee #1 and two coworkers were topping off column tubes on the edge of the seventh floor of a condominium building. Employee #1 was hauling the wheelbarrow of cement, and was also cleaning up debris. His coworkers were using a shovel and a vibrator to get the concrete into the column. Another coworker, who apparently was the lead man, and a carpenter, who was standing 20 ft away from the three employees, were directing them. Employee #1 apparently looked up, starting spinning, and fell backward 60 ft between the toprail and the floor. He landed on a concrete structure and was killed. The work area had a guardrail with a top rail, but no midrail.

Keywords: GUARDRAIL, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, DIZZINESS, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, MIDRAIL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	7	80	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	110140282			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 70 feet Cause: Pouring concrete for piers, and pylons 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.