Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170866164 - Employee'S Ankle Fractured By Falling Metal Truss

Accident Summary Nr: 170866164 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 09/03/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125837740	01/11/1999	1791	0	Jd 2

Abstract: Employee #1, an ironworker, was cutting loose a metal truss from a bundle when the truss fell over on his leg, fracturing his ankle.

Keywords: fracture, unsecured, iron worker, construction, struck by, falling object, ankle

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125837740			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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