Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 104485.015 - Employee falls down stairway and fractures ankle and wrist

Accident Summary Nr: 104485.015 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 04/03/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1306757.015	04/05/2018		238120	Union Mine Iron, Inc.

Abstract: At 7:30 a.m. on April 3, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a steel fabrication company, was working at a three-story commercial building construction project. He was engaged in the installation of a structural steel staircase. As he walked up the stairs to remove rigging used the previous day to hoist the staircase, his head struck against a steel beam and he fell, a fall height of 10 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for multiple fractures to his left ankle and right wrist.

Keywords: Ankle, Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Stair, Steel Beam, Steel Erection, Struck Against, Wrist

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1306757.015	54	M	Hospitalized injury		Strctural Iron /& Steel Worker	Distance of Fall: 10 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Moving Point To Point Fatality Cause:

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