Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14434039 - Employee injured in 17 ft fall from I-beam

Accident Summary Nr: 14434039 -- Report ID: 0951510 -- Event Date: 05/05/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105880363	05/05/1988	1629	0	Hawaiian Dredging & Construction Co

Abstract: At 9:48 a.m. on May 5, 1988, Employee #1 was walking on a 10 in. wide I-beam. When he turned 90 degrees on the beam, he lost his balance and fell 17 ft to the compact coral dirt floor. Employee #1 was hospitalized with a concussion; lacerations, contusions, and bruises on the right side of his face and scalp; bruises at the right iliac area; and several fractured ribs on the right side of his chest. He also developed a small blood clot on the left side of his brain. Employee #1 had been wearing a safety belt and lanyard before the accident, but had removed them.

Keywords: BLOOD CLOT, FRACTURE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, WALKING ON BEAM, CONCUSSION, LOST BALANCE, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105880363			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters

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