Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201173317 - Employee falls from steel beam suffers fractured skull

Accident Summary Nr: 201173317 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 01/27/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125709493	04/03/2003	1542	236220	Innovative Steel Erectors, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:02 a.m. on January 27, 2003, Employee #1, an apprentice ironworker, was walking a single steel beam at a height of 14 ft 7 in. He was measuring and marking out the position of the metal decking for the second floor while moving along the beam. Employee #1 slipped and fell to the concrete floor below and was seriously injured. He was employed by Innovative Steel Erectors, Inc, a metal decking contractor. The jobsite address was 1075 Creekside Ridge Drive Roseville, CA. Before Employee #1 was transferred to Sutter Roseville Medical Center in Roseville CA and treated for a fractured skull, first aid was provided by the local fire department paramedics. The weather conditions were cold and damp (mid 30's and heavy dew).

Keywords: BEAM, DECKING, FRACTURE, IRON WORKER, SLIP, SKULL, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	3	14

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125709493			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 7 feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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