Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 958439 - Employee's leg fractured in fall from structural steel
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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119796761 | 03/10/1997 | 1542 | 0 | La Tona Construction |
Abstract: 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.
End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
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Commercial building | New project or new addition | $50,000 to $250,000 | 1 |
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 119796761 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Structural metal workers | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause: Fall, other |