Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170703334 - Employee injured in fall after back spasm

Accident Summary Nr: 170703334 -- Report ID: 0950626 -- Event Date: 09/08/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112121462	09/22/1992	1791	0	Valley Steel Construction

Abstract: Employee #1 was installing purlin braces (sag angles) on a Butler building, under construction in Shafter, CA. He stated that he lost his balance after experiencing a back spasm; he had injured his back earlier in the day lifting a purlin with a rope. Employee #1 fell 13 ft from a purlin, fracturing both wrists and his face.

Keywords: FRACTURE, INSTALLING, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, BRACE, FALL, FACE, LOST BALANCE, WRIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112121462			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Structural metal workers

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