Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14269278 - Employee injured while installing precast concrete

Accident Summary Nr: 14269278 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 12/17/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
113548762	12/17/2002	1791	0	Rose Steel Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was attempting to free a jammed section of a precast concrete plank that was approximately 2 feet above its landing area and still suspended by the crane. He took a metal pry bar and placed it between the vertical structural steel member and the plank. As he was pushing on the bar, the plank shifted and the pry bar vaulted him off the edge of the second floor. He fell 22 feet to the ground and was hospitalized with his injuries.

Keywords: PPE, JAMMED, PRECAST, STEEL ERECTION, FALL PROTECTION, PRY BAR

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2	22

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	113548762			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-Landing Ma Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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