Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202539755 - Employee Is Pulled Down by Coworker and Sustains Fractures

Accident Summary Nr: 202539755 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 06/24/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126204007	07/02/2008	1791	238120	Southwest Stair

Abstract: On June 24, 2008, Employee #1 and a coworker were installing a on a fourth level stair well. The coworker was working 2 ft away from the employee and his retractable line was tightened and stopped suddenly. The coworker tripped, and grabbed Employee #1's retractable line. The employee and the coworker fell about 10 ft and rolled down nine stairs. Employee #1's left hip and pelvic bone were broken, and he was hospitalized for two weeks. Both employees were wearing retractable lines at the time of the accident.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STAIR, TRIPPED, PELVIS, FALL, HIP

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	9	120

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126204007			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Welders and cutters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Bolting-Up/Detail Work Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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