Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201523222 - Employee Losses Consciousness and Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 201523222 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 10/17/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109179333	10/17/2008	1799	238990	Unique Steel Llc

Abstract: On October 17, 2008, Employee #1, from one company, and a coworker, from another company, set up welding equipment and began the installation of a handrail. A portable welding unit was located on the ground between a water fall and the east side of a stairway. The stairway contained nine uprights to support the handrail. Employee #1 and the coworker were installing the handrail between the fifth and eight upright. Employee #1 was kneeling on the stairway between the fifth and sixth upright, lost consciousness, and died.

Keywords: UNCONSCIOUSNESS, WELDER, WELDING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Other		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	109179333			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause: Other

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