Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170561674 - Employee killed in fall from corroded angle iron

Accident Summary Nr: 170561674 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 10/25/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125286302	10/25/1994	4932	0	Truckland, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125285015	10/25/1994	3993	0	Butler Signs, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125286310	10/25/1994	3993	0	Trans-Lux Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1, age 26, entered a permit-required confined-space sign located approximately 89 ft 7 in. above the ground. The space had not been evaluated by management officials. Employee #1 had only one lanyard on his safety belt and it was not attached at the time of the accident. He stepped on a corroded angle iron cross member and it broke, causing him to fall to his death.

Keywords: WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, CORROSION, LANYARD, BRACING, TIE-OFF, CONFINED SPACE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125286302			Occupation Not Listed
2	125285015	Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Misc. electrical & electronic equipment repairers
3	125286310			Occupation Not Listed

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