Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202328696 - Employee Injured in Fall From Elevation

Accident Summary Nr: 202328696 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 02/12/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304275324	02/12/2001	1791	0	Commerical Erectors, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and another employee were shaking out steel when he stepped on the steel decking and slid approximately 23 feet down the decking, which was on a slope. Employee #1 fell off of the edge of the decking to the ground. Employee #1 had been walking along a 21-inch by 44-inch steel beam which was 30 feet, 8 inches above the ground. Employee #1 was not using any means of fall protection while he was on the steel. Employee #1 sustained fractured bones and was hospitalized.

Keywords: DECKING, FRACTURE, STEEL BEAM, STEEL, SLIP, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, WALKING ON BEAM, SLOPE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	2	21

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304275324			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 21 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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