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Accident: 201406253 - Employee Is Injured In Fall From Aerial Lift

**Accident: 201406253 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 08/26/2002**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
304897564	08/26/2002	1771	Robinson Cartage Co

On August 26, 2002, Employee #1 was in an aerial lift, tack welding sheets of decking that were to be used as a walkway. He stood up, unhooked his lanyard, and fell 33 ft 1.5 in. to the ground. Employee #1 sustained leg fracture that required hospitalization.

Keywords: fracture, work rules, construction, fall, fall protection, tie-off, aerial lift, leg

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	33

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	304897564			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	FallDist: FallHt:33 Cause: Steel Erection Of Open Web Steel Joists-Connecting FatCause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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