Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200965119 - Employee's ankle fractured in fall from I-beams

Accident Summary Nr: 200965119 -- Report ID: 0352410 -- Event Date: 06/16/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303542096	06/16/2000	1791	0	Fulgent Contracting Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1 was moving some 18 ft long pieces of 3 in. by 8 in. tube steel across the I-beams of a steel structure prior to welding the tubes into place. He was pushing on one end of the tube steel when it slid too far and became unstable. Employee #1 lost his balance and grabbed for the tube steel to gain stability, but could not. Employee #1 and the steel tubing fell 15 ft 4 in. onto the concrete floor. He suffered a fractured left ankle and broken bones in his right foot where he was struck by the falling tube steel. Employee #1 was wearing a full body harness and lanyard at the time of the accident, but he was not attached to an anchor point.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, STRUCK BY, LOST BALANCE, TIE-OFF, ANKLE, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	4	45

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303542096			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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