Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202560553 - Employee Falls from a Roof Steel Joist, Later Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 202560553 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 10/30/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312757404	11/03/2008	1791	238120	Arizona Bridge & Iron, Inc.

Abstract: On October 30, 2008, Employee #1 was welding a metal splice plate to a ledger angle iron that was against the northeast wall of a building when he fell. He struck the ground, sustaining serious unspecified injuries. Employee #1 was wearing a full body harness with a lanyard attached to it; however, it was not tied to an anchorage point. He was transported to a hospital, where he died three days later.

Keywords: ROOF, WELDER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

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	1	18	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312757404			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Welding/Burning/Grindi Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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