Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201771789 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Elevation

Accident Summary Nr: 201771789 -- Report ID: 0213900 -- Event Date: 07/22/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303397277	07/23/2002	1791	0	Pro-Fab Construction

Abstract: On July 22, 2002, an ironworker tacked deck on a commercial structure. The ironworker was one of four ironworkers who did the tacking. He sat on a bar joist 15.5 feet above the ground. He was sitting where it was connected to the wall. He lost his balance and was killed when he lunged, head first, to the floor below. An autopsy revealed that the employee was ingesting alcohol and/or drugs before the accident.

Keywords: BEAM, HEAD, ALCOHOL, IRON WORKER, CONSTRUCTION, STEEL ERECTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	1	15	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303397277			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Welding/Burning/Grindi Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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