Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170202899 - Employee injured in fall with girders when welds break

Accident Summary Nr: 170202899 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 05/21/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111920815	06/13/1991	1623	0	Macagno'S Construction

Abstract: Employee #1 had completed welding some girders and had stayed behind after work to check the welds. He had just stepped off the ladder onto one of the girders when the welds broke under his weight. He fell 14 ft 2 in. onto the concrete floor, sustaining injuries that required hospitalization. Employee #1 was not required to wear a safety belt or other fall protection because the height did not exceed 15 ft. No coworkers were present at the time of the accident; the owner and his son were on site, but did not witness what happened.

Keywords: ERECTION PROCESS, GIRDER, BROKEN WELD, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111920815			Hospitalized injury	Other	Structural metal workers

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