Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201180197 - Employee Injured in Fall From Elevation

Accident Summary Nr: 201180197 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 09/01/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125495903	09/07/1999	1791	0	California Erectors

Abstract: At approximately 12:55 p.m. on September 1, 1999, Employee #1, a structural steel erector, was connecting a steel beam in place for some elevator equipment. On the east side of the beam was a cement floor with a hole in it and on the west side was an elevator shaft that ran from the top of the building to the bottom, approximately 6 stories. Employee #1 was working from the top of the beam which was approximately 3.6 feet higher than the sixth floor. Employee #1 fell off of the beam and through the square cement hole in the sixth floor. The hole was approximately 28 inches by 20 inches. He landed on the fifth floor, approximately 13 feet down. Employee #1 was wearing fall protection at the time of the accident but was not tied off. Employee #1 sustained fractures to his back and was taken to San Francisco General Hospital where he was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STEEL BEAM, BACK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATOR, TIE-OFF, ELEVATOR SHAFT

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	6	78

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125495903			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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