Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14467435 - Employee killed in 40 ft fall from steel beam

Accident Summary Nr: 14467435 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 11/04/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2296895	11/05/1985	1795	0	Ark Wrecking Of Texas

Abstract: Employee #1 and coworkers were dismantling a steel-framed structure in a chemical plant. Some railings had been removed, along with some sections of floor grating at the 40 ft level. On one side where the floor grating was missing, Employee #1 was walking a beam holding onto a railing directly above the beam with one hand and carrying a cutting torch in the other. He bumped into a hose rack with his stomach or side. He let go of the handrail to grab his side and fell backward through the floor where the grating had been removed. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: STEEL BEAM, DISMANTLING, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, FLOOR OPENING, WALKING ON BEAM, LOST BALANCE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2296895			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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