Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202550018 - Employee Falls from Beam, Fractures Elbow

Accident Summary Nr: 202550018 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 03/02/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309304947	03/11/2009	1799	238390	The Mcintyre Company

Abstract: On March 2, 2009, Employee #1 and a coworker were installing metal decking for a metal framed commercial construction project. They had previously loaded stacks of corrugated steel decking sheets onto the I-beam structure for the roof. Some water from an earlier rain had accumulated in the furrows of the decking sheets. These sheets were of 18 gauge steel measuring 28 ft by 3 ft. Employee #1 and a coworker were holding a decking sheet from the opposite ends, while they were standing on the stack of sheets. They were trying to drain off the water from the sheet by tilting it to one end, when Employee #1 lost balance and fell approximately 14 ft. The employee's right elbow was broken and surgery was performed to install a metal plate to repair the damage. Employee #1 was hospitalized for three days.

Keywords: BEAM, FRACTURE, FALL, ELBOW

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309304947			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Initial Laying Deck (Incl Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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