Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201925567 - Employee Falls from Elevated Work Platform, Later Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 201925567 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 11/12/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315723304	11/16/2011	1791	238120	C-Steel Erectors

Abstract: At approximately 8:35 a.m. on November 12, 2011, Employee #1, of C-Steel Erectors, was straddling on a horizontal I-beam approximately 13.6 ft above ground level. Employee #1 was connecting a vertical member to the horizontal I-beams located in the Southwest corner of the worksite. He was torquing a bolt with his right hand and a wrench. The wrench lost contact with the bolt. Employee #1 lost his balance during this process; and he subsequently fell to the ground. Employee #1 was transported via helicopter to a local hospital, where he later died as a result of the injuries he sustained from the fall.

Keywords: BEAM, WRENCH, BOLT, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, LOST BALANCE, HAND, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	1	13	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315723304			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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