Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200070274 - Employee injured in fall from first deck of building

Accident Summary Nr: 200070274 -- Report ID: 0453720 -- Event Date: 10/13/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125252262	10/14/1997	1791	0	Colfax Welding, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was on the first deck of a building, at a height of approximately14 ft, welding angle iron supports for a brick lintel frame. At approximately 5:30 p.m., he was told to start cleaning up. Employee #1 positioned himself about 3 or 4 ft from the edge of the deck, which was protected by the brick lintel frame. He was feeding down his welding leads when he fell over the 41 in. high top-rail of the frame to the ground. Employee #1 sustained injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: DECKING, GUARDRAIL, WELDER, CONSTRUCTION, WELDING, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2	28

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125252262			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Welders and cutters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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