Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 95604.015 - Employee falls from steel decking and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 95604.015 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 05/15/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1233007.015	05/15/2017		238120	Schmidt Steel, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on May 15, 2017, an ironworker was installing steel decking on a newly constructed commercial building. During the decking operations the employee fell approximately 40 feet to the ground. The employee died as a result of his injuries.

Keywords: Fall, Steel Erection

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	1	42	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1233007.015	44	M	Fatality		Strctural Iron /& Steel Worker	Distance of Fall: 40 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 40 feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Flashing Of Decking Fatality Cause:

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