Accident Report Detail

Accident: 201855400 - Employee Falls To His Death

**Accident: 201855400 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 02/17/2005**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
308393271	02/18/2005	1791	Morsey, Inc.

On February 17, 2005, Employee #1, an Ironworker, rode an aerial lift up to a catwalk to weld a support. He climbed out of the basket, without his safety harness, and jumped down onto the catwalk. The employee stumbled, tripped in the toe plate, and fell 40 feet to his death.

Keywords: iron worker, welder, catwalk, fall, fall protection, lost balance, work surface, aerial lift

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2	60	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	308393271			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	FallDist: FallHt:60 Cause: Exterior masonry FatCause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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