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Accident: 200801132 - Employee Fractures Legs In Fall From Elevation

**Accident: 200801132 -- Report ID: 0523300 -- Event Date: 04/07/2004**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
306110503	04/09/2004	1791	H & B Steel, Inc.

Employee #1, an iron worker, was climbing from a ladder to a beam. He lost his balance and fell approximately 13.8 feet. Employee #1 sustained fractures to his legs and was hospitalized.

Keywords: beam, fracture, iron worker, ladder, fall, lost balance, leg

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	4

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	306110503			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	FallDist: FallHt:13 Cause: Steel Erection Of Open Web Steel Joists-Bolting-Up FatCause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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