Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201403789 - Employee fell 19 ft and fractured his arm

Accident Summary Nr: 201403789 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 03/21/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127239929	03/24/2000	1541	0	Gem Industrial

Abstract: An employee was returning from lunch and was walking on the third level catwalk when he fell through an open hole. The employee fell approximately 19 ft to next level. He was hospitalized with arm fractures.

Keywords: FRACTURE, FLOOR HOLE, CONSTRUCTION, CATWALK, FALL, ARM

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000	3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	127239929			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 19 feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Connecting Fatality Cause: Fall from/with platform catwalk (attached to struc

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