Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201072626 - Employee Falls While Attaching Fall Protection, Is Killed

Accident Summary Nr: 201072626 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 06/12/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310817143	06/12/2008	1791	238120	Kaylake Industries Inc

Abstract: At approximately 7:00 a.m. on June 12, 2008, Employee #1, an iron worker, was working with a coworker installing rebar in an area identified as the north side Fin Wall. Employee #1 positioned himself over the protective perimeter railing. When Employee #1 attempted to hook his positioning belt into the exposed rebar, he missed hooking into his attachment point and fell approximately 244 ft from the thirty-fifth floor. Employee #1 landed on a tenth floor balcony. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: REBAR, IRON WORKER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	35		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310817143			Fatality	Other	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 244 feet Cause: Emplacing reinforcing steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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