Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201164324 - Steel Erector Fractures Arm in Fall from Beam

Accident Summary Nr: 201164324 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 10/15/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126108794	10/17/2002	1791	236220	Randall'S Steel Erectors Inc

Abstract: At approximately 2:10 p.m. on October 15, 2002, Employee #1, a steel erector, was placing a metal edging on a flat roof and was assigned the task to connect the frames using two bolts. Employee #1 was sitting on the flanges of a beam about 12 feet from the floor below. An incoming cross beam was being lowered to him by the crane. Employee #1 was not connected this to the beam that he was sitting on at the time of the incident. Employee #1 lost his balance and fell to floor, fracturing his arm. Employee #1 was wearing a safety belt and lanyard but was not anchored at the time of the incident. Employee #1 was hospitalized as a result of this fall event.

Keywords: BEAM, FRACTURE, METAL BAR, STEEL BEAM, STEEL, STEEL CONNECTOR, STEEL ERECTION, FALL, ARM, LOST BALANCE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	6	64

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126108794			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 50 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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