Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300114626 - Area Erectors, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Milwaukee Area Office

Inspection Nr: 300114626

Report ID: 0523400

Date Opened: 04/17/1998

Site Address:
Area Erectors, Inc.
1515 West Paradise Drive
West Bend, WI 53095

Mailing Address:
2323 Harrison Avenue, Rockford, IL 61104

Union Status: Union

SIC:1791

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/14/1998

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: L:Fall

Case Closed: 06/25/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100120179

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200120210

Event: 04/17/1998

Employee killed in fall while walking along truss

Employee #1 was helping to remove a pallet from the forks of a forklift that was placing materials on a building truss that was 22 ft above the ground. Employee #1 used a ladder to access the truss and then had to walk 150 ft along the bottom of the truss to reach the pallet. He was within 15 ft of the pallet when he fell approximately 22 ft to the ground. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, WALKING ON BEAM, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300114626			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers

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