Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201772589 - Employee killed by falling steel plate

Accident Summary Nr: 201772589 -- Report ID: 0213900 -- Event Date: 09/04/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308029859	09/08/2004	1791	238190	New York Ironworks, Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 and other employees were lifting an approximately 20-ft by .75-in. by 10-ft steel plate into place. The tee head on the roust-a-bout snapped where it connects to the top mast, dropping the piece of steel onto Employee #1 killing him.

Keywords: STEEL PLATE, STEEL, CONSTRUCTION, STEEL ERECTION, STRUCK BY, STEEL CONNECTING

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308029859			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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