Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 822775 - Employee killed in 12 ft fall

Accident Summary Nr: 822775 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 12/13/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108409228	12/13/1988	1791	0	Commercial Erectors, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was 12 ft 4 in. above a concrete slab, installing approximately 100 lb metal deck forms that measured 36 in. wide by 26 ft 1 in. long. As he was dragging a metal deck form into place, he stepped back onto a form that had already been welded in place. Employee #1 apparently lost his grip on the unsecured form and fell to the slab below, striking his head. He was killed. Employee #1, who had walked across a 6 in. wide steel beam to reach the metal deck form, was not wearing a safety belt and did not have a catch platform. Employee #1 had not been instructed in fall protection requirements while working at this height.

Keywords: BEAM, HEAD, INSTALLING, WORK RULES, SAFETY BELT, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UNTRAINED, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108409228			Fatality	Concussion	Structural metal workers

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