Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 94574.015 - Employees falls from shoring tower and is injured

Accident Summary Nr: 94574.015 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 01/23/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1206788.015	01/31/2017		236220	Dpr Construction Inc. Et Al

Abstract: At 1:54 p.m. on January 23, 2017, an employee was erecting a shoring tower. While attempting to assemble the tower one pin at a time, the first pin snapped off while placing the second pin. The employee lost his balance and fell 6 ft. 4 in., enduring a rib contusion, lumbar sprain and a scalp abrasion.

Keywords: Back, Fall, Material Handling, Rib, Scalp, Steel Erection

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1206788.015	48	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause:

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