Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201097128 - Employee removes fall protection and falls from water tower

Accident Summary Nr: 201097128 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 03/16/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126134980	04/05/2004	1623	237110	Cbi Constructors

Abstract: At approximately 10:10 a.m. on March 16, 2004, Employee #1, a welder, was attempting to transfer into a welding buggy located 16 ft high that was connected to a large water tank under construction. He had removed his fall protection while attempting to get inside the buggy and fell. He sustained multiple fractures to his lower extremities and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LADDER, STRUCK AGAINST, WELDER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, TOWER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	3	32

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126134980			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Welders and cutters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Welding/Burning/Grindi Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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