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Accident: 300969664 - Iron Worker Killed In Fall When Lanyard Is Severed

**Accident: 300969664 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 05/08/1997**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
300969664	05/08/1997	1791	Sharon Construction Company, Inc.

Employee #1 and another iron worker were connecting steel beams for a stair tower. They were waiting at the top of the stair tower for the next beam to be raised when Employee #1's lanyard became caught between the beams. He lost his footing and, when he fell, his lanyard was severed. Employee #1 dropped approximately 90 ft to the ground; he was killed.

Keywords: erection process, severed, steel beam, iron worker, construction, caught between, lanyard, fall, lost balance

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000		90	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	300969664			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	FallDist: FallHt:90 Cause: Erecting structural steel FatCause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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