Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201858727 - Employee killed in fall at steel erection site

Accident Summary Nr: 201858727 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 07/16/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311024632	07/16/2007	1791	238120	Fluor Enterprises, Inc.

Abstract: On July 16, 2007, Employee #1 was reading blueprints and instructing coworkers at a steel erection job site. He was near the end of an installed grating when he unhooked his tie buckle, apparently to move to a different location. Employee #1 was turning when he stepped off the end of the grating and fell to the ground. He died of injuries sustained in the fall.

Keywords: ERECTION PROCESS, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, STEEL ERECTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, TIE-OFF, INATTENTION, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerplant		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	5	51	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311024632			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 51 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall from/with platform catwalk (attached to struc

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