Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201401239 - EMPLOYEE DIES FROM A FALL OFF A STEEL STRUCTURE

Accident Summary Nr: 201401239 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 10/14/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127215358	10/20/1997	1791	0	Abray Steel Erectors

Abstract: On October 14, 1997, Employee #1 was attempting to connect a steel tube girder 28 ft above the ground then the wind caught the piece and knocked him off the structure. He was not wearing fall protection equipment and fell striking the ground and resulting in the fatality.

Keywords: STEEL TUBE, UNSECURED, FALL, STEEL CONNECTING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	127215358			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 28 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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