Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14380075 - CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE KILLED IN 36 FOOT FALL

Accident Summary Nr: 14380075 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 06/11/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101694628	06/12/1987	1791	0	Sofco Erectors, Inc

Abstract: AT APPROXIMATELY 11 AM ON JUNE 11, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1 AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE "BOLTING UP" WHILE ABOUT 36 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. EMPLOYEE #1, WHO WAS NOT TIED OFF, WENT TO KNOCK LOOSE A JAMMED BOLT. AT THAT TIME, THE BEAM EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING ON ROLLED 90 DEGREES, CAUSING HIM TO FALL OFF THE BEAM IN THE DIRECTION WHICH IT HAD ROLLED. THE OTHER EMPLOYEE SAW THAT THE BEAM HAD BEEN CONNECTED WITH ONLY ONE BOLT. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS KILLED.

Keywords: WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, TIE-OFF, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101694628			Fatality	Fracture	Structural metal workers

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