Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202342010 - Employee Is Struck by I-Beam, Falls and Is Injured

Accident Summary Nr: 202342010 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 04/29/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311981922	04/29/2008	1791	238120	Falcon Steel Co. Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 8:00 a.m. on April 29, 2008, Employee #1 and coworkers were installing an I-beam on the second floor of a new addition to a Manhattan hospital located in New York, NY. As they were working, they lost control of the I-beam. The I-beam struck Employee #1 and pushed him over the edge of the floor. He fell approximately 23 ft, striking the ground and sustaining unspecified injuries. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center, where he underwent treatment and was hospitalized.

Keywords: STEEL BEAM, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, STRUCK BY, LOST CONTROL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	2	23

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311981922			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 23 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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