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Accident: 958439 - Employee'S Leg Fractured In Fall From Structural Steel

**Accident: 958439 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 01/08/1997**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
119796761	03/10/1997	1542	La Tona Construction

At 11:00 a.m. on January 8, 1997, Employee #1, an iron worker, was bolting up a connection with a wrench while sitting on a 6 in. wide by 14 in. deep I-beam. The wrench slipped and he lost his balance, falling approximately 14 ft onto his dislodged hard hat. He was transported to the hospital and treated for a fractured left femur. The beam that he had been sitting on was part of a canopy structure over a gas pump island at a service station construction site.

Keywords: beam, fracture, iron worker, work rules, construction, fall, fall protection, bolting, lost balance, leg

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	119796761			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Structural metal workers	FallDist: FallHt:14 Cause: Forming FatCause: Fall, other

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