Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201520095 - Employee injured in fall from beam

Accident Summary Nr: 201520095 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 03/19/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123293912	03/20/1997	1791	0	American Steel Erectors, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was dragging an extension cord across a beam when the cord became caught. He tripped over the cord and fell approximately 17 ft. Employee #1 sustained a shattered knee, a chipped heel bone in his left leg, a sprained right wrist, and head bruises.

Keywords: KNEE, FRACTURE, HEAD, CAUGHT BY, CONSTRUCTION, TRIPPED, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, FALL, WALKING ON BEAM, INATTENTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	4	53

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	123293912			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 17 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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