Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 200772135 - Employee is injured in fall while walking on steel beam
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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303824411 | 09/13/2002 | 1791 | 0 | M G Construction . |
Abstract: On September 13, 2002, Employee #1 had finished arc welding a carbon steel fascia plate and was returning to the articulating boom lift, which was 5 ft to 8 ft away. He was walking on a 10-in. wide web beam with a 6-in. flange when he lost his balance and either grabbed or struck against the carbon steel fascia plate he had just welded. The fascia plate broke loose at the welded joint and Employee #1 fell 25 ft 10.5 in. to the ground. He sustained multiple contusions and abrasions, for which he was hospitalized.
End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
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Other building | New project or new addition | $250,000 to $500,000 | 2 |
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 303824411 | Hospitalized injury | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Occupation not reported | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 26 feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Welding/Burning/Grindi Fatality Cause: Fall from roof |