Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201482924 - Employee falls from a height and fractures his leg

Accident Summary Nr: 201482924 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 01/11/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125804377	05/16/2000	1799	0	Xcell Rack Contractors

Abstract: At approximately 11:45 p.m. on January 11, 2000, Employee #1 was tearing down metal storage racks using a manlift approximately 10 ft above the concrete floor. He detached his safety belt and stepped onto wooden particle boards that were laid on top of the mezzanine. He jumped up and down on the boards and they came loose and he fell over the side of the metal rack. Employee #1 was hospitalized with a fractured leg.

Keywords: FRACTURE, UNSECURED, UNSECURED PANEL, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Demolition		Under $50,000	1	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125804377			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers

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