Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14273429 - Employee injured in fall from beam

Accident Summary Nr: 14273429 -- Report ID: 0111100 -- Event Date: 04/27/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100987114	04/27/1990	1796	0	Research-Cottrell Company

Abstract: At approximately 8:35 a.m. on April 27, 1990, Employee #1 and a coworker were traveling to their work area, which was approximately 35 ft above ground level. They were installing an ash hopper in a precipitator building. The coworker was ahead of Employee #1 as they walked across an 8 in. wide steel beam to get to the ash hopper, where they were to tie off to a static line. The coworker reached the static line safely and tied-off. As Employee #1 reached the static line, he lost his balance and fell 35 ft to the ground, landing on a metal grate. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: STEEL BEAM, FALL, WALKING ON BEAM, LOST BALANCE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100987114			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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