Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200773059 - Employee injured after unsecured joist fell on him

Accident Summary Nr: 200773059 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 01/27/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306100124	01/27/2004	1791	238120	Structures Derek Inc., Steel Erectors

Abstract: On January 27, 2004, an employee was tying a rope to a chain come along. He had just tied a hitch onto the come along and went to tie an additional half hitch onto the come along. The rope must have disturbed a steel joist that was left unsecured on a beam, causing the joist to fall onto the employee. He was hospitalized and treated for bruises.

Keywords: JOIST, SHOULDER, HOISTING MECHANISM, UNSECURED, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, CONTUSION

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	5	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306100124			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Open Web Steel Joists-Plumbing-U Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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