Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201405958 - Employee injured in fall when lifting handle detaches

Accident Summary Nr: 201405958 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 10/17/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127044535	03/06/2002	1629	0	Triangle Assoc Inc

Abstract: On October 17, 2001, Employee #1, of Triangle Associates, Inc., was repositioning himself to the other side of a form when the lifting handle that he grabbed came free. He fell 15 ft and sustained injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000		15

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	127044535			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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