Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201057957 - Employee is injured from fall

Accident Summary Nr: 201057957 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 09/22/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300783248	09/24/2003	1799	238190	Bickerton Iron Works, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:00 a.m. on September 22, 2003, Employee #1, an apprentice ironworker, was assigned to help transfer welding equipment to a welder's station. In front of the welder's station there was a bundle of decking lying across a beam. Employee #1 stepped onto the bundle of decking material to get to the welder's station. The metal decking was moist, due to condensation, and he slipped and fell approximately 14 feet. Employee #1 was hospitalized at LAC/USA Medical Center and treated for a double compound fracture to his left leg and a fractured ankle on his right leg. A detailed investigation revealed that Employee #1 was not wearing fall protection; however ironworkers are exempt from the requirement of fall protection below 15 feet high.

Keywords: FRACTURE, IRON WORKER, SLIP, STEEL ERECTION, METAL DECKING, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SLIPPERY SURFACE, ANKLE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	4	72

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300783248			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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