Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170185680 - Employee fractures back in fall from prison guard tower

Accident Summary Nr: 170185680 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 08/09/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111880571	08/16/1991	1791	0	Bickerton Iron Works

Abstract: Employee #1, an ironworker, was standing on an unfinished guard tower at a prison construction site. He was guiding a flat piece of steel into place, when he lost his balance and fell 13 ft to the ground. Employee #1 fractured his lower back. The investigator was unable to contact Employee #1 for comment.

Keywords: FRACTURE, IRON WORKER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111880571			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Structural metal workers

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