Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170561435 - Employee injured in fall to concrete floor from ledge

Accident Summary Nr: 170561435 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 06/30/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111146262	07/01/1993	1799	0	Mesco Forming, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111146304	07/01/1993	7363	0	Labor Force Of Greensboro, Inc. Dba Labor Finders

Abstract: Employee #1 was a temporary employee who had been assigned to work with a concrete forming company. He was working near the edge of a ledge 25 ft above a concrete floor, using a metal crowbar to pry loose a piece of wooden forming from cured concrete when the wooden form suddenly broke loose, causing him to lose his balance and to fall 25 ft to the concrete floor below. He was not wearing personal protective equipment at the time. He was admitted to the hospital with a broken leg and a broken arm.

Keywords: PPE, WORK RULES, LOST BALANCE, LEG, FRACTURE, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ARM, PRY BAR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111146262			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Concrete and terrazzo finishers
2	111146304					Occupation Not Listed

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