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Accident Summary Nr: 111584.015 - Employee Erecting Steel Falls And Injures Head
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1364418.015 | 12/06/2018 | 236220 | Henry Carlson Construction, Llc |
Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on December 5, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a construction compan y, was engaged in structural steel erection for a new five-story commercial buil ding. He was working from a ladder and setting the steel in place when a piece of steel released from the magnet being used as rigging. The steel fell and str uck the ladder, which caused the employee to fall and strike his head on concret e, a fall height of 15 feet. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for a head injury.
Keywords:
blunt force trauma, concrete, construction, erection process, fall, fall protection, falling object, head, ladder, magnet, material handling, rigging, skull, steel erection, struck against, welding
| End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial building | New project or new addition | 5 | |||||
| Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1364418.015 | 30 | M | Hospitalized injury | Welders and cutters | Distance of Fall: 15 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: |