Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201091675 - EMPLOYEE INJURED IN FALL FROM ELEVATION

Accident Summary Nr: 201091675 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 10/03/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126216050	11/15/1997	1611	0	Vista Steel

Abstract: Employee #1 climbed a wood structure laced with rebar to gain access to a work platform at the top of a form. He grabbed a hand mold of the wood structure and it gave way causing him to fall 26 feet to the ground.

Keywords: REBAR, FALL, WORK PLATFORM

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126216050			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 26 feet Cause: Emplacing reinforcing steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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