Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 777755 - Employee injured in fall while stepping around a column

Accident Summary Nr: 777755 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 09/26/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105608624	09/27/1989	1791	0	Colt Steel Erection

Abstract: Employee #1 and the foreman were installing curb angles by hand. The employee stepped out onto a wall to step around a tube column. As he stopped to catch his balance, the piece pushed him off the wall. He struck a lug on the column and fell 18 ft to the ground. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: INSTALLING, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, COLUMN, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105608624			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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