Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201763380 - Employee Is Killed When Struck by I-Beam

Accident Summary Nr: 201763380 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 04/27/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313122699	04/27/2009	1791	238120	White'S Building Services Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 10:30 a.m. on April 27, 2009, Employee #1, a welder, was working on the west wall of an 18 foot building. The crane operator had set a 60-ft length of I-beam on three columns. As the I-beam was positioned over the three columns, there was a shift in the i-beam. Employee #1 was struck by the I-beam and fell 18 feet. Employee #1 was not wearing fall protection. He died at the site.

Keywords: BEAM, LOAD SHIFT, WELDER, OVERHEAD CRANE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, STRUCK BY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	1	18	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313122699			Fatality	Other	Welders and cutters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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