Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 741520 - CONSTRUCTION WORKER INJURED IN FALL FROM CONCRETE FORMWORK

Accident Summary Nr: 741520 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 02/17/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104413869	02/24/1988	1622	0	The Hardaway Company

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CLIMBING A WOODEN CONCRETE FORM TO TIGHTEN BOLTS IN THE WHALERS. HE NEGLECTED TO WEAR A SAFETY BELT. AS HE WAS WORKING AT A HEIGHT OF APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET ONE OF THE WHALERS THAT HADN'T BEEN TIGHTENED PULLED OUT OF THE END OF THE FORM, CAUSING EMPLOYEE #1 TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL. HE SUFFERED A SHATTERED LEFT ELBOW AND SEVERE FACIAL INJURIES. EMPLOYEE #1 HAD BEEN TRAINED IN THE PROPER USE OF A SAFETY BELT, BUT SAID HE NEVER USES ONE WHILE WORKING ON WOOD FORMS. THE FOREMAN WAS IN CONSTANT ATTENDANCE.

Keywords: CONCRETE FORM WORK, FRACTURE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, LANYARD, FALL, ELBOW, FACE, LOST BALANCE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104413869			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters

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