Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201951365 - Employee killed in fall from roof beam

Accident Summary Nr: 201951365 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 12/11/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
121989370	12/11/1998	1791	0	Indiana Erectors, Inc.

Abstract: On December 11, 1998, Employee #1 was working at the back stage area of the school auditorium where employees were setting steel roof beams. At the time of the accident, the employee had gone back up onto a roof beam to retrieve his work belt and welding cable. Employee #1 lowered the welding cable and was attempting to place his work belt onto the crane hook from the open steel. At this point, the employee lost his balance and was killed when he fell 37 feet to the stage.

Keywords: STEEL BEAM, ROOF, CRANE HOOK, SAFETY BELT, CONSTRUCTION, WELDING CABLE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE, UNTRAINED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	121989370			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 37 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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