Inspection Detail

Inspection: 309821643 - Forest City Erectors Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Cleveland Area Office

Investigation Summary

On January 30, 2006, Employee #1 and a coworker, both iron workers, were assigned to install curb forms on a structural steel erection, with a crane supplying the curb forms to the elevated work surface level. As Employee #1 was measuring the space where the forms were to be laid, he was walking backward when he lost his balance and fell 22 ft to the ground. He died four days later from his injuries. Although Employee #1 was wearing a harness and lanyard, he had not connected his lanyard to an anchor point.

Keywords: INSTALLING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, STEEL CONNECTOR, STEEL ERECTION, LANYARD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, LOST BALANCE