Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202507406 - Employee Fractures Ribs in Fall from Upper Level

Accident Summary Nr: 202507406 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 08/15/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311074363	08/20/2009	1791	238120	Cold Steel Erectors, Inc.,

Abstract: At approximately 3:30 p.m. on August 15, 2009, Employee #1, a superintendent ironworker, was aligning a piece of structural steel at height of approximately 28 ft, atop the south side of the newly constructed Lowes hardware store. Employee #1 connected and welded in place several of the T-irons. When he was aligning another T iron, he lost his footing and fell 28 ft to the outer side of the building. Employee #1 landed in the dirt on his back and fractured his two ribs. Emergency Medical Services were notified, and paramedics arrived on scene several minutes later. Employee #1 was then transported to the John Muir Hospital in Walnut Creek, Virginia for treatment. He was hospitalized for more than 24 hours.

Keywords: CHEST, ERECTION PROCESS, FRACTURE, STEEL, BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION, WELDING, RIB, FALL, LOST CONTROL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311074363			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 28 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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