Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202329512 - Employee Has Bruises And Scrapes After Falling 14 Feet

Accident Summary Nr: 202329512 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 06/15/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304209943	06/18/2001	1791	0	Williams Steel Erection Company, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 2:30 p.m. on June 15, 2001, Employee #1 was installing steel decking to an I-beam. The metal decking measured 2 feet by 20 feet. The distance from the beam to a concrete floor measured 14 feet. Employee #1 slipped and fell. He struck his cheek against a PVC pipe. The pipe measured 2.25 inches. The pipe extended 3 feet, 11 inches from the floor. Employee #1 was flown to Baltimore Shock Trauma, where he was treated for contusions and scrapes and released.

Keywords: BEAM, ROOF, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, CONTUSION

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	3	42

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304209943			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Pouring or installing floor decks Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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