Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201561073 - Employee is killed in fall from tower crane

Accident Summary Nr: 201561073 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 04/03/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306612771	04/03/2004	1542	236220	Omnicom

Abstract: At approximately 2:45 p.m. on April 3, 2004, Employee #1 and a coworker were disassembling a tower crane. While they were taking off the house of the crane, Employee #1 fell and was killed. He was wearing a harness and lanyard but they were not connected properly.

Keywords: DISMANTLING, TOWER CRANE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, CRANE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	4	90	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306612771			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 90 feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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