Accident Report Detail
Accident: 100144.015 - Employee Leaning On Handrails Falls When Handrails Give Way
Accident: 100144.015 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 09/30/2017 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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1272721.015 | 10/25/2017 | Jd Steel Co., Inc. | |||||
At 7:30 a.m. on September 30, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a steel erection co mpany, was engaged in steel erection at a multiemployer construction project, a seven-story commercial building. He was working on the second floor when he lea ned on handrails and used a rope to pull up a water jug. The handrail gave way, and Employee #1 fell to the ground floor. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for an injured left ankle. | |||||||
Keywords:
ankle, building, construction, fall, fall protection, handrail, rope, steel erection, structural collapse, water
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Commercial building | New project or new addition | $5,000,000 to $20,000,000 | 7 | ||||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 1272721.015 | 28 | M | Hospitalized injury | Structural metal workers | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Bolting-Up/Detail Work FatCause: |