Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202357752 - Employee Sustains Fractures in Fall Off Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 202357752 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 08/18/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309233807	08/18/2005	1791	238120	S.A. Halac Iron Works, Inc.

Abstract: On August 18, 2005, Employee #1 and a coworker were connecting steel bar joists for the roof of a wing of a school. They were working 14-ft, 1-inch above the ground. Both were wearing fall protection harnesses, but neither was tied off because they were performing connecting work. The bar joists were being set by using the "Christmas tree" method. The coworker was performing the welding and bolt connection process, and Employee #1 was unhooking the rigging equipment after the bar joist was welded. After a bar joist had been welded, Employee #1 straddled it and moved himself to the middle. He unhooked the choker and tried to move it out of the way. The crane operator did not have the load centered, and Employee #1 had to reach out from the joist he was straddling. As he did, he lost his balance and fell. He sustained facial lacerations and fractures to both wrists in the fall. He was transported to a shock trauma unit and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, LACERATION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, FACE, LOST BALANCE, CHOKER, CRANE, WRIST

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	2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309233807			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Open Web Steel Joists-Connecting Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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