Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201352465 - Employee Is Killed in Fall

Accident Summary Nr: 201352465 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 04/16/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306750480	04/19/2004	1791	238120	Air Equipment And Engineering, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306750506	04/19/2004	1541	236210	Centex Construction Company, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306750498	04/19/2004	1541	236210	Hunter Panels, Llc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306750514	04/19/2004	1711	238220	Recycling Equipment Corporation

Abstract: On April 16, 2004, an employee was working on the first level. After lunch, the employee was provided with a body harness and lanyard, but was given no training or instructions about the equipment, fall hazards, or preventing falls. The employee and coworker were to work on a steel structure that would become a dust collection system when it was completed. The employee was raised to the first level in an aerial lift. The employee climbed from the lift, over the guardrail, and onto the steel grate. There was a 36 inches by 36 inches opening located in the center of the grate. The guardrails were placed around portions of the perimeter. The employee was to place any missing bolts in the steel structure, and to tighten all bolts that needed it. The opening was for the future installation of an air exchanger unit. The employee stepped or slipped into the opening, and fell 13 feet to the concrete slab, sustaining head and chest injuries and was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, BOLT, HOISTING MECHANISM, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, STEEL PLATE, CONCRETE, AERIAL LIFT, CHEST, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000		13	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306750480	Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)
2	306750506			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
3	306750498			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
4	306750514			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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