Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201178894 - Employee Trips on Steel Pipe and Breaks Hip

Accident Summary Nr: 201178894 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 01/11/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309365708	02/03/2006	1711	238220	Giddens Brothers, Inc.

Abstract: On January 11, 2006, Employee #1 was carrying a box from the front office to the back of the building into the shop. He placed the box on the work bench and turned to return to the front office. As Employee #1 was walking past the work bench, he tripped over 20 to 25 pieces of 20-ft steel piping that was lying on the floor in front of the work bench. Employee #1 fell to the ground and broke his hip. He was hospitalized for 10 days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK STATION, TRIPPED, FALL, PIPE, HIP

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		Other		$20,000,000 and over

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309365708			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Production helpers

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