Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 122949.015 - Employee falls from beam, receives fractures to feet, ankles

Accident Summary Nr: 122949.015 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 07/18/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1424492.015	08/20/2019		236220	O'Brien Steel Erectors, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:45 p.m. on July 18, 2019, an employee and coworker assisted a crane operator in turning joists and setting them into place. At some point, perimeter steel tube beams, joists and decking collapsed, and the employee fell approximately fifteen feet. The employee was hospitalized to treat fractures to the feet, ankles, hip, and wrists.

Keywords: Ankle, Collapse, Crane, Crane Operator, Decking, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Foot, Fracture, Hip, Joist, Steel Beam, Wrist

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			1	15

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1424492.015	32	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers

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