Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201406840 - Employee fractures arm after falling from beam

Accident Summary Nr: 201406840 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 03/11/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304938269	04/08/2003	1791	238120	Contour Steel Erectors

Abstract: On March 11, 2003, Employee #1, an ironworker, was setting structural steel from a horizontal beam. He lost his balance and fell 13.5-ft, striking the ground. The impact caused multiple fractures in an arm. Emergency medical personnel were summoned and transported him to the hospital. At the hospital, he underwent surgical operations to repair the fractured bones and damaged tissues of his arm . After the surgeries, he was hospitalized for postoperative care and then released.

Keywords: BEAM, FRACTURE, STEEL BEAM, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ARM

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304938269			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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