Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 956730 - Iron worker injured in fall with collapsing structure

Accident Summary Nr: 956730 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 09/30/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111916953	09/30/1991	1791	0	California Erectors, Bay Area, Inc.

Abstract: On September 30, 1991, Employee #1, a journeyman iron worker, fell approximately 16 ft when he rode collapsing structural steel to the floor. He sustained a hairline fracture to one leg. Employee #1 was treated in the emergency room of the on-site hospital (doctor's medical center), then released that same evening to convalesce at home. The investigation disclosed that one end of the beam that fell was securely attached to a fully triangulated column. The other end was attached to a free-standing square tube column that was bolted to an angle iron and welded temporarily to a steel insert in the deck. This attachment did not provide sufficient strength and resistance to keep the column and the attached beam from rolling and falling.

Keywords: BEAM, FRACTURE, COLLAPSE, UNSECURED, IRON WORKER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111916953			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Structural metal workers

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