Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200969350 - Employee injured in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 200969350 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 11/27/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304940836	11/27/2001	1799	0	Quantum Structure & Design

Abstract: On November 27, 2001, Employee #1, a welder of the Quantum Structure and Design, fell from a fixed steel girder 30-ft ladder to the compacted soil of the ground while installing structural steel beams of a roadside billboard. Employee #1 had just climbed from a catwalk to the ladder and lost his balance while disconnecting his lanyard. Employee #1's hand slipped out of his welding glove and he fell before he could catch himself with his other hand. Employee #1 fractured his upper arm and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STEEL BEAM, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, WELDING, LANYARD, FALL, ARM, ADVERTISING SIGN, LOST BALANCE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000		30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304940836			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Welders and cutters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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