Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201406428 - Employee injured in fall when support beam breaks

Accident Summary Nr: 201406428 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 07/27/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301073508	07/31/2002	1622	0	Posen Construction Inc

Abstract: On July 27, 2002, Employee #1 and some coworkers were installing plywood decking and 2-in. by 6-in. support beams as a working deck at a bridge site when one of the beams broke. Employee #1 fell 16 ft onto the pavement. Employee #1 sustained serious injuries and was hospitalized.

Keywords: BEAM, INSTALLING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, BRIDGE DECK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, BRIDGE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000		17

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301073508			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 17 feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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