Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 994913 - Iron worker injured in fall from structural steel

Accident Summary Nr: 994913 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 09/29/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
124606278	10/20/1994	1791	0	Sentry Construction, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, an iron worker working on structural steel, lost his balance when a broken weld caused the steel to shake. He was not using fall protection. He fell 5 ft to a scaffold platform, then bounced off and fell 12 ft 8 in. further to a concrete floor. Employee #1 broke his elbow and required hospitalization.

Keywords: FRACTURE, IRON WORKER, WORK RULES, BROKEN WELD, CONSTRUCTION, VIBRATIONS, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELBOW, LOST BALANCE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124606278			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Structural metal workers

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