Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 118430.015 - Employee sustains multiple injuries in fall from beam

Accident Summary Nr: 118430.015 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 05/10/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1400557.015	05/15/2019		238120	Henry Gurtzweiler, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and coworkers, employed by a structural steel construction company, were working at the site of a new three-story commercial building. Employee #1 was standing on a beam and assisting the decking crew by attempting to slide decking sheets from the bundle to the installation crew. The employee unhooked from his retractable fall protection line because it ran out approximately 3 feet from the bundle. When he grabbed a sheet to slide it out to the installation crew, he slipped, possibly due to water accumulation on the beam he was standing on. The employee fell, a fall height of approximately 16 feet, and struck the concrete surface. He landed with all of his weight on his left leg, breaking bones in his leg and compressing discs in his spine. He also sustained deep scratches on one arm where he attempted to grab the beam as he fell. The employee was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of his injuries.

Keywords: Abrasion, Arm, Beam, Blunt force trauma, Concrete, Construction, Decking Panel, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Installing, Leg, Off Loading, Spine, Struck Against, Water, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1400557.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury		Strctural Iron /& Steel Worker	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Initial Laying Deck (Incl Fatality Cause:

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