Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201985231 - Employee falls from height and fractures his head

Accident Summary Nr: 201985231 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 03/06/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305321242	03/15/2002	1771	0	Concrete Structures, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was approximately 15 ft up on a rebar column that was being prepared for a concrete pour. He altered his positioning device and had knots in his lanyard to shorten them. The D-ring on the positioning device was not closed properly and failed. He fell and fractured his head and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, REBAR, STRUCK AGAINST, LANYARD, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	6

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305321242			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Concrete and terrazzo finishers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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