Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202078838 - Employee's ankle fractured in fall from steel structure

Accident Summary Nr: 202078838 -- Report ID: 0453730 -- Event Date: 08/02/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311385306	08/02/2007	1791	238120	Mid-South Erectors, Inc.

Abstract: On August 2, 2007, Employee #1 was getting off a ladder onto a steel structure to install a steel connector. He was stepping over a 16 in. I-beam onto a 12 in. I-beam when he lost his footing and fell 17 ft to the ground, landing on his feet. Employee #1 fractured his ankle and was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment.

Keywords: FRACTURE, INSTALLING, IRON WORKER, WORK RULES, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, LOST BALANCE, ANKLE, UNSTABLE POSITION

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	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311385306			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 17 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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