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Accident: 201070281 - Ironworker Falls Off Unguarded Mezzanine, Fracturing Arm
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 307035857 | 12/08/2006 | 1791 | Mcmahon Steel Co Inc |
On October 31, 2006, Employee #1 was welding roof trusses and standing on an eight-foot portable stepladder. The stepladder was placed adjacent to an unprotected edge of a mezzanine. After welding, he stepped off the ladder and fell approximately 12 feet over the edge of the mezzanine. Employee #1 struck the concrete floor below and sustained a fractured arm. Employee #1 was hospitalized. Employee #1 was a journeyman ironworker for McMahon Steel, a contractor, erecting structural steel at the Miramar Water Treatment Facility.
Keywords:
fracture, truss, iron worker, stepladder, welder, construction, fall, arm, unguarded
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sewer/water treatment plant | Alteration or rehabilitation | $5,000,000 to $20,000,000 | 1 | 12 | |||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 307035857 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Welders and cutters | FallDist: FallHt:12 Cause: Steel Erection Of Open Web Steel Joists-Welding/Bu FatCause: Fall from/with platform catwalk (attached to struc |