Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201167871 - Employee Falls 20 Ft Due to Unsecured Fall Protection

Accident Summary Nr: 201167871 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 07/10/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126161132	08/07/2006	1791	238120	Southwest Stairs

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on July 10, 2006, Employee #1, a journeyman ironworker and foreman, and a crew of four coworkers were installing metal stairs in a stadium in Los Angeles, CA. The employer manufactured and installed metal stairs. The employee was working from a stair about 20 ft above ground with an unsecured fall protection lanyard. The stair was supported by two 0.3125-in.diameter metal cables attached to winches. At one point, the stair got caught on a concrete column and, as the employee attempted to maneuver the stair with a sleever bar, one of the supporting winch lines broke. The employee fell to the ground and sustained a right wrist fracture. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: STAIR, INSTALLING, WIRE ROPE, UNSECURED, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, STEEL ERECTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, WINCH

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	7	125

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126161132			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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