Inspection Detail

Inspection: 107639114 - Derr Construction Co

Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office

Inspection Nr: 107639114

Report ID: 0625700

Date Opened: 11/09/1993

Site Address:
Derr Construction Co
1650 Julia St
New Orleans, LA 70112

Mailing Address:
Po Box 637, Euless, TX 76039

Union Status: Union

SIC:1791

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/09/1993

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/23/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360906663

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170082085

Event: 11/05/1993

Employee unties lanyard and falls to his death

At 11:45 a.m. on November 5, 1993, Employee #1 was one of two connectors receiving steel trusses. A truss was in place and was being held in place by the crane operator until Employee #1 was in place. The other connector was at his end ready to make the connection. Employee #1 had two lanyards. For an unknown reason, he untied one without first securing the other. According to an eyewitness he took one step and fell 6 ft 8 in. (18.8 m) to the ground; he was killed. Work had begun at 7:00 a.m. and was interrupted at 8:30 a.m. by a rain shower that lasted about 10 minutes. The iron workers had not gone back up on the structure until the supervisor and the union representative were satisfied that it was dry enough.

Keywords: UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, LANYARD, FALL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107639114			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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