Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201981982 - Employee injured in fall from steel beam

Accident Summary Nr: 201981982 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 07/03/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303766083	07/03/2000	1791	0	Top Flite Construction, Inc

Abstract: On July 3, 2000, Employee #1 was on a steel beam when he fell approximately 17 ft onto a concrete surface. He sustained injuries that required hospitalization. The employer had provided fall protection training, equipment, and adequate anchor points. At the time of the accident, Employee #1 was wearing a full body harness but he had not attached the snap hooks of his deceleration lanyard to any of the numerous lifelines nearby.

Keywords: LIFELINE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, LANYARD, FALL, TIE-OFF

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	5	1880

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303766083			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 17 feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Bolting-Up/Detail Work Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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