Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200770501 - Employee injured in fall when struck by steel beam

Accident Summary Nr: 200770501 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 08/25/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300547601	08/25/1999	1791	0	Union Steel Erectors Corp.

Abstract: Employee #1, an iron worker, was setting a steel beam that was attached to a crane when he signaled the crane to pull up on the load. The beam popped up and struck Employee #1, causing him to fall 23 ft 5 in. to the ground. He sustained leg injuries, for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: HOISTING MECHANISM, IRON WORKER, WORK RULES, SUSPENDED LOAD, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, MECH MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	1	23

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300547601			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 23 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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