Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 99239.015 - Employee erecting stairs falls and fractures ankles and tibi

Accident Summary Nr: 99239.015 -- Report ID: 0316700 -- Event Date: 09/20/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1265742.015	09/25/2017		238120	Fortress Steel Services, Incorporated

Abstract: At 3:30 p.m. on September 20, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a steel fabrication company, was working at a power plant. He was assembling a steel stairway when he fell from the second step. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for fractures to both ankles and a tibia.

Keywords: Ankle, Construction, Fall, Fracture, Installing, Leg, Stair, Steel Erection, Tibia

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerplant		New project or new addition			1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1265742.015	24	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause:

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