Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170205702 - Employee injured when struck by metal channel

Accident Summary Nr: 170205702 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 07/03/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300887304	07/29/1999	1541	0	Tom'S Welding & Fabrication

Abstract: At approximately 4:20 p.m. on July 3, 1999, Employee #1 was working as a laborer for Tom's Welding & Fabrication in San Francisco. He and his coworkers were carrying a 6 ft C-channel to the second floor of a school, with Employee #1 at the lowered end. As the channel was being brought up the stairway, he slipped and fell. The workers dropped the channel and it slid downward, landing on top of him. Employee #1 suffered internal abdominal injuries and was transported to San Francisco General Hospital.

Keywords: ABDOMEN, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, FALL, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	3	36

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300887304			Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Installing metal siding Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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