Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201750197 - Employee injured in fall from bleachers

Accident Summary Nr: 201750197 -- Report ID: 0830600 -- Event Date: 04/20/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301295721	04/21/1997	1799	0	Randy Wray, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 1:00 p.m. on April 20, 1997, Employee #1, age 17, was helping to install and erect a set of bleachers. He fell approximately 50 ft to the ground, sustaining injuries that required hospitalization. Because of a lack of materials, the employer had left a floor hole in the bleachers. Employee #1 was not wearing any form of fall protection.

Keywords: ERECTION PROCESS, COVER, INSTALLING, BARRIER GUARD, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, FLOOR OPENING, ELEVATED WORK PLAT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000		50

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301295721			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 50 feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Connecting Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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