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Inspection Information - Office: Parsippany | ||||
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| Nr: 114120009 | Report ID: 0214200 | Open Date: 02/12/1995 | ||
| Building Erection Specialists | ||||
| Bartleychester Road, P.O. Box 340 Flanders, NJ 07836 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 1791/Structural Steel Erection | ||||
| Mailing: 11656 Grand Terrace Court, Grand Terrace, CA 92313 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 03/21/1995 | |
| Planning Guide: | Safety-Construction | Close Case: | 03/23/1995 | |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 170119093 | Event: 02/12/1995 | Employee Dies After Fall To Floor From Grated Platform | ||||
| At approximately 3:00 p.m. on February 11, 1995, Employee #1, age 57, an employee of Building Erection Specialists, Inc., was welding railing bases on the second floor of a warehouse. He climbed over a railing onto an unprotected grated platform to retrieve a saw from welders approximately 600 feet away. The saw was needed to cut railing bases and toeboards. As the employee continued to walk on the grating, he fell into a floor conveyor opening measuring 6 ft 3 in. by 5 ft and fell 16 ft 2 in. to the floor. Employee #1 suffered fractured ribs. He was treated and transported to Morristown Memorial Hospital, where he was operated on for internal injuries. Employee #1 died at 1:00 a.m. on February 12, 1995. | ||||||
| Keywords: fracture, unguarded fl opening, work rules, welder, construction, grating, rib, fall, floor opening | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 114120009 | Fatality | Fracture | Occupation not reported | ||