Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201149853 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Wall Panel

Accident Summary Nr: 201149853 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 06/30/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125858795	07/02/2008	1791	238120	Largo Concrete Inc

Abstract: On June 30, 2008, an employee went on the top of an 18 feet wall panel along G-line, to stitch in the joints between wall panels. He had been using his positioning hook on the bottom of 2 by 6 on the waler row on top of the wall. He had just repositioned and set his lifelines and lanyards on the same 2 by 6. He had moved over, leaned back with his pelican hook, causing the waler to break off subsequently causing the employee to fall onto the dirt ground. The employee was transported to Western medical Center and was hospitalized for observation for knee injury.

Keywords: KNEE, WALL, CARPENTER, LANYARD, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1	18

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125858795			Hospitalized injury	Other	Carpenter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Pouring concrete foundations and walls Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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