Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120308267 - Employee injured in fall with purlin beam

Accident Summary Nr: 120308267 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 08/09/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120308267	08/23/2000	1611	0	Fci Construction

Abstract: Employee #1 worked for a heavy construction contractor who built freeway overpasses. He was preparing to descend a ladder to a lower level at an overpass project when he stepped on a purlin beam instead of the ladder rung. The beam was not designed to be a weight-bearing support; it failed under Employee #1's weight and he fell approximately 10 ft. He sustained injuries that included a spine fracture at the L-1 level, two fractured ribs on his left side, a ruptured spleen, and a concussion.

Keywords: BEAM, FRACTURE, HEAD, SPINE, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, DESCENDING, FALL, CONCUSSION, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000		10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120308267			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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