Accident Report Detail

Accident: 170380992 - Employee Injured In Fall From Wall

**Accident: 170380992 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 04/02/1996**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
125501361	04/03/1996	1791	Nationwide Construction

Employee #1, the foreman of a crew of iron workers at a sewage treatment plant under construction, was atop a wall, bending rebar to prepare for the pouring of concrete into a form. He was using a hickey bar to bend the cold rebar to match the form of the concrete deck to the porch when he fell 16 ft onto the concrete floor of the structure. Employee #1 suffered a compound fracture of his left arm, a fractured left cheekbone, and a back injury. He was working without the required safety belt and lifeline, and without any other means of fall protection.

Keywords: concrete form work, fracture, lifeline, iron worker, work rules, safety belt, construction, fall, fall protection, lost balance

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	125501361			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; carpenters and related workers

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