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Accident Summary Nr: 112391.015 - Employee incurs multiple injuries in fall from scoreboard ca

Accident Summary Nr: 112391.015 -- Report ID: 0352460 -- Event Date: 12/04/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1364068.015	12/05/2018		238120	Universal Metal Products, Inc.

Abstract: At 4:00 p.m. on December 4, 2018, Employee #1 was cutting two, 8 inch steel support beams using an acetylene cutting torch, for removal of the catwalk, for the purpose of replacing the existing scoreboard. The scoreboard was located approximately 27 feet and 6 inches above ground, and Employee # 1 was working without using fall protection. The catwalk was supported by the forks of a Genie GTH-1056 All Terrain Forklift, operated by a coworker. Once Employee # 1 had cut through the left support beam, the catwalk became unstable, causing Employee # 1 to lose his balance and fall forward off of the catwalk. He fell approximately 28 feet from scoreboard catwalk to compacted soil. While falling, Employee # 1 came in contact with a horizontal steel cross beam support and several trees before coming to rest on the grassy compacted soil surface below. Employee #1 sustained multiple injuries including, a broken right shoulder blade, a broken right clavicle, a fractured sternum, four broken ribs, fractures of the pelvis, and a fracture to the spine. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Cutting, Fall, Fall Protection, Forklift, Forks, Fracture, Lost Balance, Pelvis, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Rib, Shoulder, Spine, Steel Beam, Torch, Unstable Position, Unstable Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Contractor's yard/facility		Alteration or rehabilitation				28

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1364068.015	75	M	Hospitalized injury		Strctural Iron /& Steel Worker	Distance of Fall: 28 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 28 feet Cause: Emplacing reinforcing steel Fatality Cause:

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