Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201181757 - Iron worker suffers concussion and fractures in fall

Accident Summary Nr: 201181757 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 04/22/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300893005	05/19/2003	1791	238120	Alamillo Steel

Abstract: At approximately 8:45 a.m., on April 22, 2003, Employee #1 a contract iron worker, fell and suffered a concussion and fractures of his collarbone and shoulder. He was an employee of Alamillo Steel working at 25 Medical Center Way, San Francisco, CA. He was assisting coworkers in securing a rebar beam by pushing it with his feet to position it, when he lost balance and fell approximately nine feet to the ground. Emergency personnel transported him to San Francisco General Hospital. A coworker who witnessed the incident stated that Employee #1's safety hook slid off the end of the horizontal dowel onto which he was tied-off.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SHOULDER, REBAR, IRON WORKER, COLLARBONE, FALL, CONCUSSION, TIE-OFF

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	4	9

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300893005			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 9 feet Cause: Emplacing reinforcing steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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