Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 888826 - Employee's knee injured in 68 ft fall
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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108432386 | 08/22/1989 | 1541 | 0 | Babcock & Wilcox Construction Company Inc |
Abstract: Employee #1, an iron worker for approximately 15 to 20 years, and coworkers were bolting steel on top of a precipitator building under construction. At break time, Employee #1 removed his safety belt and lanyard and laid down on an 18-in.-wide steel beam. He either rolled over or slipped while trying to get up and fell 68 ft to a metal grate floor, sustaining a fractured and dislocated knee. He was hospitalized for his injuries.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 108432386 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Structural metal workers |