Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 100259.015 - Employee in lift is struck by swinging beam, falls and break

Accident Summary Nr: 100259.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 10/23/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1273592.015	10/27/2017		236220	Florida Atlantic Ironworks Inc

Abstract: At 1:35 p.m. on October 23, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a steel erection company, was working at a multiemployer construction site for a two-story commercial building. He was working from a scissor lift and disconnecting a steel beam from a wall bracket. When he removed the bolts, the beam, which was suspended by a crane, swung and struck Employee #1, causing him to fall a height of 15 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a fractured hip.

Keywords: Construction, Crane, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Hip, Steel Erection, Struck By, Suspended Load

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1273592.015	43	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause:

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