Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 944116 - Employee injured in fall from steeple

Accident Summary Nr: 944116 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 07/09/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18520650	07/15/1991	1791	0	Steel Performance, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18520676	07/15/1991	1796	0	Guy M. Turner, Incorporated
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18520668	07/15/1991	1542	0	R K Stewart & Son Inc

Abstract: On July 9, 1991, Employee #1, age 33, was climbing down a rope attached to a steeple 150 ft above ground. Employee #1 lost his grip on the rope and fell 54 1/2 ft to a scaffold at the base of the steeple. Employee #1 fell off the scaffold, fell through an opening in the belfry, and fell an additional 12 ft to the concrete floor. He sustained multiple fractures. No fall protection or safety lines were used.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROPE, CONSTRUCTION, DESCENDING, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18520650	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Structural metal workers
2	18520676			Occupation Not Listed
3	18520668			Occupation Not Listed

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