Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202288130 - EMPLOYEE KILLED IN FALL

Accident Summary Nr: 202288130 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 11/18/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301732491	11/21/1997	1791	0	Morgan & Sons Construction, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was working on structural steel at a height of 10 ft 11 in. above the ground. Employee #1 was in the process of installing eave struts. While releasing two eave struts from a sling Employee #1 fell to the concrete floor head first with one of the steel sections. Employee #1 died as a result of the injuries sustained in the fall.

Keywords: STEEL ERECTION, FALL, SLING, STEEL CONNECTING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1	10	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301732491			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Open Web Steel Joists-Moving Poi Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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