Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171011133 - Employee fractures both wrists and ankles in fall from beam

Accident Summary Nr: 171011133 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 09/08/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119890432	09/12/2000	1791	0	Scott Steel Erectors

Abstract: Employee #1, an ironworker, and a coworker were connecting a beam to a column. While lining up the bolt holes, Employee #1's wrench slipped and he lost his balance. He fell 33 ft from the beam, fracturing both of his wrists and ankles. Two of the breaks were compound fractures.

Keywords: FRACTURE, IRON WORKER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE, ANKLE, UNSTABLE POSITION, WRIST

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	3	35

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	119890432			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 33 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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