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Accident: 134919.015 - Employee Sustains Multiple Fractures In Fall From Catwalk
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1511856.015 | 01/27/2021 | Capital Steel Erectors, Inc. |
At 1:05 p.m. on January 25, 2021, Employee #1, an ironworker employed by a struc tural steel construction company, was working at the site of an arts center. He was finish welding a light fixture to a catwalk. The catwalk was in the finish ing stages and had guardrails/hand rails installed. Employee #1 fell through th e bottom of the catwalk when the grating fell, a fall height of approximately 20 feet. He was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of multipl e injuries, including fractures to the legs and arms.
Keywords:
arm, blunt force trauma, catwalk, fall, fall protection, floor hole, fracture, grating, guardrail, handrail, leg, lighting fixture, structural collapse, welding, work surface
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial building | New project or new addition | 20 | |||||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1511856.015 | 56 | M | Hospitalized injury | FallDist: 20 FallHt: Cause: Installation Of Decking-Final Attachment Deck (Wel FatCause: |