Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 781047 - Employee injures leg in fall from steel beam

Accident Summary Nr: 781047 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 07/11/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115948747	07/17/1991	1791	0	Nelson Engineering Co.

Abstract: Employee #1 was standing on a steel beam throwing a rope to hoist steel plates over the beam. He lost his balance and fell approximately 26 ft. As he fell, his left leg struck a concrete wall that had protruding rebar. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: STEEL BEAM, REBAR, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, WALKING ON BEAM, LOST BALANCE, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115948747			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Structural metal workers

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