Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14264287 - Employee injured in fall from billboard

Accident Summary Nr: 14264287 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 04/01/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108134990	04/07/1989	7312	0	Outdoor Systems Advertising Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 and three coworkers were installing a Lucky Strikes billboard that was 48 ft long by 14 ft tall. Employee #1 was standing on the third beam from the west end of the sign, making sure the fifth panel was being installed properly. As the crane lowered the sign he reached for it to help hold it in place and his right foot slipped off the corrugated metal at the bottom of the sign. He fell 37 ft to the ground and sustained a bruised brain and a fractured arm.

Keywords: FRACTURE, INSTALLING, WORK RULES, SLIP, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ARM, CONCUSSION, ADVERTISING SIGN, FOOT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108134990			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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