Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 644179 - Employee dies after fall from steel girder

Accident Summary Nr: 644179 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 09/09/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17776584	09/10/1991	1622	0	Yonkers Contracting Co., Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 7:30 a.m. on September 9, 1991, Employee #1 was on an elevated highway comprising approximately 4,000 feet of structural steel, preparing to bolt up a beam. While traversing the beam to get to her work station, Employee #1 fell approximately 22 feet to the pavement. She died on September 11, 1991, of the injuries sustained in the fall.

Keywords: HIGHWAY, STEEL BEAM, GIRDER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, BOLTING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17776584			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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