Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201991973 - Employee Is Killed in Fall

Accident Summary Nr: 201991973 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 08/22/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309345288	08/22/2005	1791	238120	Hunt Construction Group, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a steel erection worker, was straddling an I-beam, working approximately 51 feet above the surface. He was using the pointed end of a spud wrench to align the bolt holes of two beams. Employee #1 was wearing a full body harness, a tether line, and a .63-in. steel safety line. The safety line and tether were not attached to a tie off point or to the beam, therefore Employee #1 was not tied off. While he was aligning the bolt holes Employee #1 dropped his spud wrench. He then used a sleeving bar to finish the alignment work. The bar slipped out of the bolt hole as the he placed pressure on the bar. When the bar slipped, Employee #1 lost his balance, fell, and was killed.

Keywords: STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, STEEL ERECTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE, STEEL CONNECTING, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	10		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309345288			Fatality	Fracture	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 51 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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