Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 95217.015 - Employee is injured in fall through the stair well

Accident Summary Nr: 95217.015 -- Report ID: 0953210 -- Event Date: 03/20/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1221757.015	03/20/2017		236220	Engineered Structures, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 11:45 a.m. on March 20, 2017, an employee was communicating with welders at the bottom of a wood framed stair well by voice and a crane operator to position a flight of steel stairs to be welded into place. The employee was leaning against the top rail of a guard rail system. When one side of the guard rail detached from the post, the employee fell 57 feet. The employee hit horizontal supports on the way to the stairs and floor 57 feet below and suffered fractured ribs, a fractured hip, sprains and dislocation of a knee, hernia his abdomen. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Abdomen, Dislocated, Fall, Fracture, Guardrail, Hip, Rib, Stair

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	6	57

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1221757.015	52	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: 57 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 57 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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