Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201630225 - EMPLOYEE INJURED IN FALL

Accident Summary Nr: 201630225 -- Report ID: 1054111 -- Event Date: 11/29/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301863908	12/09/1997	1791	0	Western Steel Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was spot welding decking when he was startled by a loud noise causing him to fall approximately 20 ft to the concrete floor. A truck tire which had ruptured caused the noise. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WELDER, CONSTRUCTION, NOISE, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301863908			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Welders and cutters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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