Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14516835 - CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE FELL THROUGH A FLOOR OPENING

Accident Summary Nr: 14516835 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 08/14/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101157774	08/24/1987	1791	0	East Coast Welding, Inc.

Abstract: AT 10 AM ON AUGUST 14, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1 AND HIS FOREMAN WERE DIRECTING THE SETTING OF A STEEL "I" BEAM ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF A BUILDING UNDER CONSTRUCTION. EMPLOYEE #1 TOOK A STEP BACKWARDS INTO AN UNCOVERED FLOOR OPENING 12 FEET LONG BY 3 1/2 FEET WIDE. THERE WAS NO RAILING OR OTHER TYPE OF FALL PROTECTION PROVIDED. HE FELL TEN FEET TO THE GROUND, LANDING ON HIS ELBOW. HE WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH A FRACTURED ELBOW.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, FLOOR OPENING, ELBOW, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101157774			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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