Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 128911.015 - Employee falls from iron roof joist and injures head and fra

Accident Summary Nr: 128911.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 08/20/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1489584.015	08/24/2020		238120	Northwest Steel Erection, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:15 a.m. on August 20, 2020, Employee #1 was working for a steel erection contractor. Employee #1 was on top of the steel roof joists pushing a 15 foot 8 inch piece of angle iron to be welded to the floor joists. Employee #1 slipped off the steel roof truss and swung into a block wall. Employee #1 had his fall protection on and did not hit the ground but suffered head injuries and a fractured hip. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: Elevated, Elevated Work Plat, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Head, Hip, Joist, Masonry Wall, Slip, Steel, Steel Beam, Swing, Welding

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition				17

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1489584.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: 17 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 17 feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Open Web Steel Joists-Moving Poi Fatality Cause:

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