Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 74243.015 - Employee falls from height and is killed
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1042893.015 | 02/24/2015 | 238120 | Midwest Steel, Inc. |
Abstract: At 10:15 a.m. on February 24, 2015, an employee was pre-heating steel for welding touch-up work, using a propane powered weed burner. The employee fell 33 feet from the 6th floor to 4th floor, and was killed by blunt force trauma to the head.
| End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial building | New project or new addition | 6 | X | ||||
| Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1042893.015 | 49 | M | Fatality | Welders and cutters | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: |
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