Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200710440 - Employee killed in fall from steel column

Accident Summary Nr: 200710440 -- Report ID: 0636900 -- Event Date: 05/07/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300518024	06/03/1998	1791	0	Ameri Fab, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was working on the erection of an approximately 17 ft tall steel column when he slipped and fell onto the concrete floor. He sustained head injuries and was transported to the hospital, where he died two days later.

Keywords: ERECTION PROCESS, HEAD, WORK RULES, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, STEEL COLUMN, STEEL ERECTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2	28	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300518024			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 17 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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