Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 92929.015 - Steel erector falls and fractures back and wrist

Accident Summary Nr: 92929.015 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 12/29/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1208818.015	01/04/2017		238120	Flawless Steel Welding

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on December 29, 2016, Employee #1, employed by a steel welding company, was working as a subcontractor at a commercial building construction project. He was laying decking on a new level during structural steel erection activities. Employee #1 feel through an opening to the ground, a fall height of approximately 19 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a concussion, fractured back and wrist. The subsequent investigation established a lack of fall protection devices.

Keywords: Back, Concussion, Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Floor Opening, Fracture, Installing, Steel Erection, Wrist

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1208818.015	21	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: 19 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 19 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause:

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