Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 31815.015 - Employee falls from a 5th floor roof and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 31815.015 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 10/12/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
683178.015	10/12/2012		238190	Mcphail Construction Co., Inc.

Abstract: At 10:45 a.m. on October 12, 2012, an employee was welding a steel beam to the roof structure. The employee fell from the roof to the ground. The employee was wearing a safety harness and lanyard which broke. The employee fractured a leg, both arms and was killed.

Keywords: Fall, Fall Protection, Roof, Steel Erection, Welding

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	5		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	683178.015	44	M	Fatality		Welders and cutters	Distance of Fall: 75 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 75 feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Open Web Steel Joists-Welding/Bu Fatality Cause:

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