Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201100104 - Employee injured in fall from roof joist

Accident Summary Nr: 201100104 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 09/23/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125664094	09/26/1996	1791	0	K D Steel

Abstract: Employee #1 worked for a steel erector who was building a Wal-Mart store. He had just climbed out of a scissor lift and was positioning himself on a roof joist when he lost his balance and fell. Employee #1 was hospitalized with a broken wrist and back. He had not tied off his beamer, a device that hooks the lanyard to a secure point, to the joist.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, STEEL ERECTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE, TIE-OFF

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125664094			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Structural metal workers

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