Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201094802 - Employee fractures hand in fall from water tank

Accident Summary Nr: 201094802 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 06/21/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126135276	06/27/2001	1721	0	Rps

Abstract: On June 21, 2001, Employee #1, an ironworker, was climbing a rebar wall to the top of a water tank when he fell 15 ft. He sustained a fractured hand and was taken to St Johns Hospital, where he was treated and released.

Keywords: FRACTURE, IRON WORKER, WORK RULES, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, TANK, HAND, WATER TANK

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	2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126135276			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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