Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 739722 - Employee injured in fall from steel beam

Accident Summary Nr: 739722 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 03/29/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104321559	03/31/1989	1711	0	Mechanical Insulation Services, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104321021	03/31/1989	1542	0	Aviation Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 7:40 a.m. on March 29, 1989, Employee #1 entered the area above the dropped ceiling in stairwell #13. The space above the dropped ceiling resembled a tunnel and measured approximately 4 ft 9 in. wide by 6 ft 3 in. high by 30 ft long. The area in which the employee gained access is approximately 9 ft 6 in. from the top of the stairway. Employee #1 was sealing the pipes into the walls and crawling on an 8 in. wide steel beam that ran the length of the stairwell. When he reached the area above the stairwell's bottom entrance, he lost his footing and fell approximately 26 ft to the floor. He broke his right heel, right femur, lower arm, and back.

Keywords: WORK RULES, LOST BALANCE, FOOT, LEG, BEAM, FRACTURE, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, FALL, ARM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104321559			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Insulation Workers
2	104321021					Occupation Not Listed

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