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Accident: 14537294 - Employee Fractures Ankle In Fall From Beam

**Accident: 14537294 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 07/16/1990**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
111861704	07/20/1990	1791	B. T. Mancini, Inc.

At 8:30 a.m. on Monday, July 16, 1990, Employee #1, an iron worker, was positioning/ spreading an 18 gauge galvanized metal decking. He was "cooning" an 18 in. I-beam. A coworker was at the opposite end of the approximately 36 ft by 3 1/2 ft decking section. According to Employee #1, the decking hung up momentarily and a flexing action released sufficient mechanical energy to dislodge him from the beam. He fell 18 ft onto concrete. He was taken to Mercy Folsom Hospital and treated overnight for a fractured left ankle.

Keywords: beam, fracture, work rules, construction, metal decking, fall, ankle

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	111861704			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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