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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. |