Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 813469 - Employee killed in fall from steel bar joists

Accident Summary Nr: 813469 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 01/20/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126559582	01/21/1997	1791	0	K M H Erectors Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:00 a.m. on January 20, 1997, Employee #1, a foreman, was standing atop steel bar joists, using a tape measure to check the spaces between them for a possible 2 in. discrepancy. He fell 19 ft and 4 in. to the frozen ground and was killed. It was frosty that morning, and Employee #1 was working alone. He was not using any form of fall protection, and he was not working from an aerial lift or elevating work platform. The employer contended that steel erection does not require fall protection for fall hazards of less than 25 ft.

Keywords: WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, STEEL ERECTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SLIPPERY SURFACE, FROZEN, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1	19	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126559582			Fatality	Concussion	Supervisors, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor

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