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Accident Summary Nr: 106682.015 - Employee falls, fractures hand when guardrail breaks

Accident Summary Nr: 106682.015 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 05/31/2018
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1324364.01506/21/2018238120Millennium Reinforcing Inc.

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on May 31, 2018, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a structural steel construction company, were working at a multiemployer jobsite, a new one-story commercial building. They were carrying two pieces or rebar measuring 44 feet long and 8 inches thick, with Employee #1 in the rear and his coworker in the front. The front of the load hit a form or stanchion, causing Employee #1 to lose his balance. He grabbed a guardrail, the top rail broke, and Employee #1 fell. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for a fractured hand.

Keywords: Construction, Equipment Failure, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Guardrail, Hand, Lost Balance, Material Handling, Rebar
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Commercial building New project or new addition   1 47

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury
1 1324364.015 39 M Hospitalized injury

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