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Accident Summary Nr: 200740058 - Employee Injured In Fall With Steel Beam
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 300524998 | 01/07/1997 | 1791 | 0 | Schwob And Sage Building Corporation |
Abstract: Employee #1 was working 35 ft above the ground on a steel beam. He had just released the crane lifting cable and was walking along the beam when the end support column began to lean. He ran to the crane boom and grabbed a chain on it. He was wearing a full harness and lanyard that was connected to a safety cable attached to the steel beams. As the column fell over, the beam twisted at the area where the cable support was attached. Due to the stress, the support broke free from the beam and fell to the ground, pulling the Employee #1 with it. He sustained a fractured vertebra and a closed skull injury, for which he was hospitalized.
Keywords:
fracture, head, support posts, collapse, unsecured, construction, steel erection, fall, walking on beam, vertebra
| End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial building | New project or new addition | $20,000,000 and over | 1 | 35 | |||
| Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 300524998 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Occupation not reported | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 35 feet Cause: Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof) |