Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202340162 - Employee is killed in fall from structural steel

Accident Summary Nr: 202340162 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 05/08/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305320723	05/08/2002	1791	0	Canron Construction Corp.

Abstract: On May 8, 2002, Employee #1, an ironworker, was part of a raising gang crew that was working on an approximately 80-foot-tall structure. He had climbed a 12-foot ladder to access the top of a 15-foot-high column on the southeast corner, to unbolt a large lifting lug that was attached to a crane. The crane swung away freely without incident. For some reason, Employee #1 fell off either the column or the ladder and was killed. There were no witnesses to the accident. Subsequent investigation determined that the ladder was too flexible due to wear, was too short for the task, and could not sit squarely against the column because of the column's shape. A fall protection harness that Employee #1 was said to have been wearing was missing the leg straps.

Keywords: ERECTION PROCESS, UNSECURED, IRON WORKER, WORK RULES, LADDER, STEEL ERECTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UNSTABLE POSITION

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	4	80	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305320723			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 80 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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