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Accident Summary Nr: 109241.015 - Employee Falls From Second Story Of New Building And Incurs
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1347036.015 | 09/18/2018 | 238120 | O'Brien Steel Erectors, Inc. |
Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on September 13, 2018, an employee, working as a journeyman iron wo rker, was part of a steel erector crew building a new steel-framed building. The employee was working on the second floor. The employee was prepared to go on br eak by descending from a second floor beam to a scissor lift that would take him to the ground level. At some point, the employee fell thirteen and a half feet, possibly caused by tripping over two crisscrossing metal plumbing cables. The e mployee received fractures to his left wrist and cheek bone and a laceration abo ve his left eye. The employee was hospitalized for two days due to his injuries.
| End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial building | New project or new addition | 2 | |||||
| Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1347036.015 | 36 | M | Hospitalized injury | Structural metal workers | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Bolting-Up/Detail Work Fatality Cause: |