Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201489820 - Employee Is Injured in Fall Through Manlift

Accident Summary Nr: 201489820 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 02/21/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301128401	04/18/2007	1711	238220	Melrose Metal Products, Inc.,

Abstract: On February 21, 2007, Employee #1 was traveling upward, when he lost his footing on a step on the forth floor. Employee #1 fell 10 ft through a man-lift opening and landed on a railing on the third floor. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated for broken ribs on the right side of his body.

Keywords: FRACTURE, RAIL, SLIP, RIB, FALL, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, LOST BALANCE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301128401			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Sheet metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Surveying Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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