Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120928.015 - Employee fractures leg when falling from crane load

Accident Summary Nr: 120928.015 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 10/08/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1439257.015	10/09/2019		236220	Sierra Rebar Llc

Abstract: At 6:45 p.m. on October 8, 2019, an employee was rigging a load of rebar for lifting via a luffing crane. When the load began to lift, it swung out and the employee grabbed onto it and was raised approximately 20 feet before letting go of the load and falling to the ground. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fracture to the left fibula and tibia and a compression fracture to the back.

Keywords: Back, Crane, Crane Lifting Beam, Crane Load, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Leg, Lifting, Rebar, Rigging, Tibia

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition				20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1439257.015	32	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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