Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14330476 - Employee injured in 31 ft fall from roof truss

Accident Summary Nr: 14330476 -- Report ID: 0317700 -- Event Date: 01/12/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
624411	01/13/1989	1791	0	Allison Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
626408	01/12/1989	1541	0	Bloom Penn Contractors Inc

Abstract: At the end of Employee #1's work shift he was preparing to walk down a steel truss near the west end of the warehouse to descend the steel when he remembered that he had left a screwdriver in a bucket at his jobsite. He sat down on the beam and turned around to go back and get it. When he stood up he lost his balance and fell approximately 31 feet 2 in. Employee #1 landed either on the concrete floor or on purlins that were lying on the floor. He was hospitalized with multiple fractures and other injuries.

Keywords: WAREHOUSE, WORK RULES, LOST BALANCE, FRACTURE, STEEL BEAM, TRUSS, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, WALKING ON BEAM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	624411			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported
2	626408					Occupation Not Listed

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