Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201063211 - Employee's leg fractured in fall from form wall

Accident Summary Nr: 201063211 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 04/21/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120280045	05/24/2000	1791	0	J And R Construction

Abstract: Employee #1, a construction carpenter for JR Construction, had fastened a positioning belt around the vertical support of a form wall on which he was working. He then began connecting the second lanyard for a two-point descent from the wall, but before he could connect the second lanyard, the positioning belt broke. Employee #1 fell approximately 16 ft, suffering a fractured ankle and a sprained wrist. He had inspected the belt in the morning before he used it and had not observed any defects.

Keywords: CONCRETE FORM WORK, FRACTURE, CARPENTER, SAFETY BELT, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, SPRAIN, ANKLE, WRIST

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000		30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120280045			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Emplacing reinforcing steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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