Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202341608 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Building

Accident Summary Nr: 202341608 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 09/20/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310021282	09/20/2006	1751	238350	W & W Glass, Llc

Abstract: On September 20, 2006, an ornamental iron worker had dismantled a guardrail system, which was protecting the open side of a floor, in preparation for installing a curtain wall at the 12th story level of a new 34-story apartment building. Employee #1 was, apparently, wearing a body harness with a lanyard which was not attached to an anchor point. Employee #1 fell to a second floor setback, and was killed.

Keywords: INSTALLING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, LANYARD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, TIE-OFF, OPEN-SIDED FLOOR

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	34		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310021282			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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