Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 99420.015 - Employee falls 15 feet from I beam and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 99420.015 -- Report ID: 0454715 -- Event Date: 09/28/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1267346.015	09/29/2017		236220	Bryan Jefferies

Abstract: At 1:15 p.m. on September 28, 2017, Employee #1 returned to work after his lunch break. The employee climbed onto the I beam to install bolts into purlins. Two bolts had been installed into a purlin, and he moved to the next purlin. As he was installing a bolt through his end of the purlin to attach the plate to the rafter, Employee #1 fell approximately 15 feet to the concrete floor below. The employee sustained blunt force trauma to his body, crushed his skull, and was killed.

Keywords: Beam, Bolt, Concrete Slab, Crushed, Fall, Fall Protection, Skull, Struck Against

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1	15	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1267346.015	27	M	Fatality		Installers And Repairers	Distance of Fall: 15 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause:

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