Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200672483 - Employee killed in fall while installing skylights

Accident Summary Nr: 200672483 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 02/21/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303181259	02/22/2000	1793	0	Aca Greenhouses, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, an ironworker, was on a plank, installing glass skylights into the frame of a hotel atrium. He was caulking an opening when he fell 58 ft and was killed. Employee #1 was wearing a body harness, but was not tied-off to his lifeline.

Keywords: INSTALLING, IRON WORKER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, TIE-OFF, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	42		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303181259			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 58 feet Cause: Installing windows and doors, glazing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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