Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14342737 - Employee hospitalized after fall from column

Accident Summary Nr: 14342737 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 04/13/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102821972	04/13/1989	1791	0	Herox Construction Co., Titan Construction Co.

Abstract: Employee #1 intended to climb a column to tie rebar at the edge of an open-sided fourth floor. No ladder was provided for safe access to the top of the column and no guardrails were provided at the floor perimeter. Employee #1 was wearing a safety belt but was not tied off because he was climbing. As he started up the column, using the horizontal members of the formwork in lieu of a ladder, he slipped and fell four floors to the ground. Suffering several fractures and internal injuries, Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LADDER, PERIMETER GUARDING, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, CLIMBING ON COLUMN, FALL, TIE-OFF, OPEN-SIDED FLOOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102821972			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported

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