Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201405578 - Employee engaged in steel erection fatally injured in fall

Accident Summary Nr: 201405578 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 08/28/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127044261	08/28/2001	1791	0	Whaley Steel Corp

Abstract: On August 28, 2001, an employee was engaged in steel erection and was working on a vertical steel rod installing chairs. The employee lost his balance and fell backwards falling approximately 18 feet and landing on a concrete floor, fatally injured.

Keywords: INSTALLING, STEEL, CHAIR, STRUCK AGAINST, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, CONCRETE

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			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	127044261			Fatality	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Bolting-Up/Detail Work Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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