Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 131740.015 - Employee falls while welding joist and fractures leg and arm

Accident Summary Nr: 131740.015 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 11/10/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1501881.015	11/10/2020		238120	S.A. Halac Iron Works, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on November 10, 2020, Employee #1 was welding a joist when they unhooked from a beam clamp to move it. The employee slipped and fell, landing on the concrete floor. Emergency services transported Employee #1 to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for a broken left leg and arm.

Keywords: Arm, Broken Bone, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Joist, Leg, Slip, Welding

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1501881.015	42	M	Hospitalized injury		Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: 15 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Open Web Steel Joists-Welding/Bu Fatality Cause:

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