Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170019277 - Employee killed in fall from building

Accident Summary Nr: 170019277 -- Report ID: 0213400 -- Event Date: 07/23/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
113901953	07/24/1998	1791	0	Whitley Steel Co., Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a steel worker, had untied his lanyard to move to a crossbeam when he fell 40 ft to the ground. He was killed.

Keywords: IRON WORKER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, STEEL ERECTION, LANYARD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1	40	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	113901953			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Elevator, escalator installation Fatality Cause: Elevator (struck by elevator or counter-weights)

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