Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200675270 - Employee Falls from Top of Silo and Is Killed

Accident Summary Nr: 200675270 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 04/13/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308404623	04/13/2005	1541	236210	Mast-Lepley Storage Structures, Inc.

Abstract: On April 13, 2005, a construction employee was installing forms for a silo under construction. He was standing on the top of the silo when he lost his balance. He fell approximately 48 ft to the ground and was killed. The employee was wearing a safety harness but it was not tied off to an anchor point.

Keywords: ANCHOR, INSTALLING, LIFELINE, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE, WORK SURFACE, SILO

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000		48	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308404623			Fatality	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 48 feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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