Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 104784.015 - Two workers fall from beam, one requires hospitalization

Accident Summary Nr: 104784.015 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 04/26/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1228421.015	04/27/2017		236220	Level 10 Construction

Abstract: At 5:00 p.m. on April 26, 2017, Employees #1 and #2, beam connectors employed by a construction company, were working 52 feet up on cantilever beams. They were preparing to connect two beams. As one of the two beams was disconnected from the crane - the last beam to be disconnected - the weight of the cantilever gave way. Employee #1 fell from the beam and struck the ground. Employee #2 fell, but his fall was arrested, and he was suspended in air by fall protection. Employee #1's sustained serious injuries that required hospitalization. Employee #2 sustained minor injuries and was not hospitalized.

Keywords: Back, Beam, Connecting, Connector, Construction, Crane, Fall, Fall Protection, Steel Erection, Structural Collapse

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1228421.015	26	M	Non Hospitalized injury
2	1228421.015	28	M	Hospitalized injury

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