Inspection Detail

Inspection: 106694532 - Viking Steel Erection Co., Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Saint Louis Area Office

Inspection Nr: 106694532

Report ID: 0729300

Date Opened: 04/15/1996

Site Address:
Viking Steel Erection Co., Inc.
501 Pearl St.
O'Fallon, MO 63366

Mailing Address:
1724 Scherer Parkway, St. Louis, MO 63147

Union Status: Union

SIC:1791

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/20/1996

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/20/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360340004

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200010049

Event: 04/09/1996

Iron worker asphyxiated between beam and lift controls

Employee #1, an iron worker, was moving his aerial lift basket backward when he struck an overhead iron beam. He became caught between the beam and the basket lift controls, and died of asphyxia.

Keywords: STEEL BEAM, ASPHYXIATED, IRON WORKER, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, AERIAL LIFT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106694532			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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