Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200924553 - Employee Falls, Strikes Head While Suspended from Lanyard

Accident Summary Nr: 200924553 -- Report ID: 0355112 -- Event Date: 08/16/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310358528	08/17/2006	1791	238120	East Coast Iron Works

Abstract: On August 16, 2006, Employee #1 was standing on an extension ladder welding a beam, approximately 21 ft high. When the employee moved to reposition himself, he pulled himself up by a masonry block which gave way, causing him to lose his balance and fall. The employee was wearing a body harness and was tied off to the beam. The employee fell as far as the lanyard would permit. He was struck in the forehead by the masonry block, and was hanging from the lanyard until he was helped down to the ground by a coworker, who was holding the extension ladder. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: HEAD, EXTENSION LADDER, STRUCK AGAINST, WELDING, LANYARD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	2	25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310358528			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 21 feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Connecting Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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