Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14269237 - Employee injured in fall from steel beam

Accident Summary Nr: 14269237 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 10/21/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
113548622	10/21/2002	1791	0	Markland Welding Inc.

Abstract: On October 21, 2002, Employee #1 was realigning roof trusses in preparation for welding. He fell from a horizontal I-beam 22 ft 4 in. onto a concrete foundation. Employee #1 sustained multiple fractures and was hospitalized.

Keywords: BEAM, FRACTURE, STEEL BEAM, TRUSS, ROOF, ROOF DECKING, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	3	22

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	113548622			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 22 feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Open Web Steel Joists-Connecting Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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