Accident Report Detail
Accident: 569137 - Employee Killed In 40 Ft Fall From Column
Accident: 569137 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 11/18/1993 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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107705774 | 12/06/1993 | 1791 | Big Mac Construction Co., Inc. | ||||
Employee #1 was one of two workers hooking a column to a beam at the top flanges. To do so, the crew was to crawl down a beam to another level and then crawl up another beam. A beam would be raised to hook onto the column at the mid-flange. The coworker noticed that Employee #1 was on the column with his lanyard wrapped around it twice. The lanyard was above the flange; Employee #1 was below it. Employee #1 appeared to be shinnying up the column to free the lanyard when he fell approximately 40 feet to a concrete surface. He died from his injuries 4 days later. Employee #1's lanyard was found detached at one end. Neither the belt nor the lanyard was damaged from use nor did they fail. A net was not provided or available. | |||||||
Keywords:
beam, work rules, safety belt, column, construction, lanyard, fall
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 107705774 | Fatality | Fracture | Occupation not reported |