Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202448882 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Wind Turbine

Accident Summary Nr: 202448882 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 03/06/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310602412	04/09/2008	1796	238290	Barnhart Crane & Rigging Co

Abstract: At or about 9:30 a.m. on March 06, 2008, Employee #1, of Barnhart Crane & Rigging Co. located in Cathedral City, CA, was disassembling a wind turbine. Employee #1 was tied off to the steel angle frame that was bolted and welded to the support leg of the wind turbine. The bolt and weld gave way causing Employee #1 to fall approximately 17 feet onto the ground. He sustained multiple injuries that included a fractured skull and fractured left arm. Employee #1 was transported to Desert Regional Medical Center, Palm Springs, CA, where he was hospitalized for five days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, DISMANTLING, CONSTRUCTION, SKULL, FALL, ARM, TIE-OFF

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		Demolition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000		140

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310602412			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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