Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201061306 - EMPLOYEE INJURED IN FALL OFF STRUCTURAL BEAM

Accident Summary Nr: 201061306 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 03/24/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126005842	04/02/1998	1791	0	Asbury Steel Construction Co

Abstract: Employee #1, an iron worker, was seriously injured when he fell about 26 feet while connecting a beam. The headache ball, lashed to the crane's boom, accidentally brushed Employee #1 which caused him to loose his balance and fall. As he was falling he grabbed the beam below him, but he was unable to hold on and fell. Emergency Medical Services was called and Employee #1 was transported to a local medical facility. He received a fractured left leg as a result of the fall and was hospitalized.

Keywords: BEAM, FRACTURE, FALL, HEADACHE BALL, CRANE, LEG

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126005842			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 26 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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