Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 595223 - Employee killed when struck by falling safety rail

Accident Summary Nr: 595223 -- Report ID: 0420300 -- Event Date: 10/14/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17465923	10/16/1991	1799	0	Stainless Construction Co., Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 10:00 a.m. on October 14, 1991, Employee #1 and two coworkers were installing sections of a safety rail to a ladder that was inside a 406 ft high antenna tower. When coworkers working above Employee #1 lost control of a rail, it fell approximately 50 ft and struck Employee #1 on the back of the head, killing him. The aluminum safety or carrier rail measured 20 ft long and weighed approximately 30 lb. The rail is designed to hold a ladder safety climbing device to which an employee could attach a lanyard from a safety belt to provide protection while climbing ladders more than 20 feet in unbroken length. Neither Employee #1 nor the coworkers were wearing protective headgear (hard hats) when the accident occurred.

Keywords: HEAD, HARD HAT, INSTALLING, PPE, RAIL, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, LANYARD, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17465923			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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