Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200772135 - Employee is injured in fall while walking on steel beam

Accident Summary Nr: 200772135 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 09/13/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
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.

Keywords: IRON WORKER, STRUCK AGAINST, BROKEN WELD, CONSTRUCTION, STEEL ERECTION, FALL, WALKING ON BEAM, LOST BALANCE, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
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

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