Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 970475 - Employee injured in fall when purlin slips off clips

Accident Summary Nr: 970475 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 09/19/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105629000	09/20/1989	1541	0	Fluor Daniel Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was working on a building under construction. He was putting a girt on a clip and, while reaching to get the end of the girt, leaned against a purlin that had been bolted to the building. The bolts had come out of the purlin and, when the employee leaned against it, it slipped off the clips. The purlin and employee fell 15 feet to the ground. Employee #1 landed on his feet and then fell over, breaking both heels and his left leg. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: BEAM, FRACTURE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, BOLT, FALL, FOOT, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105629000			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Structural metal workers

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