Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 111584.015 - Employee erecting steel falls and injures head
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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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 company, was engaged in structural steel erection for a new five-story commercial building. 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 struck the ladder, which caused the employee to fall and strike his head on concrete, a fall height of 15 feet. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for a head injury.
End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
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Commercial building | New project or new addition | 5 |
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
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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: |