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Accident Summary Nr: 98137.015 - Worker falls and incurs multiple fractures when lanyard brea

Accident Summary Nr: 98137.015 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 08/08/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1254571.015	08/10/2017		237120	Elkhorn Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on August 8, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was engaged in concrete work at a multiemployer construction project, a sewer/water treatment plant. While moving laterally and repositioning himself on top of a steel and concrete form, Employee #1 slipped off the form and fell to the concrete floor, a fall height of 16 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for fractures to his skull, hip, and wrist. According to the subsequent investigation, his retractable lanyard appears to have broken during the process of arresting his fall.

Keywords: Concrete Form Work, Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Hip, Lanyard, Skull, Wrist

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		New project or new addition				16

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1254571.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: 16 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Stripping and curing concrete Fatality Cause:

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