Accident Report Detail
Accident: 14295471 - Employee Fractures Leg In Fall From Balcony
Accident: 14295471 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 03/31/1986 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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14862445 | 04/01/1986 | 1711 | Grosvenor Plumbing & Heating Inc. | ||||
At approximately 7:15 a.m. on March 31, 1986, Employee #1 was outside the safety railing on the fifth-floor balcony of the Grosvenor House building, which was under construction. Employee #2 was near the edge of the third-floor balcony, 17 ft above the ground; the third- floor balcony did not have a safety railing on its open side. A coworker was standing on the ground passing 20 ft lengths of 1 1/4 in. copper pipe to Employee #2 who, in turn, passed the pipe to Employee #1. While the second piece of pipe was being passed, Employee #1 lost his balance and fell 35 ft to the ground. On the way down, his leg struck Employee #2 on the neck and shoulder. Employee #1 fractured his neck. The extent of injuries sustained by Employee #2 was not available at this writing. No ppe was in use at the time of the accident. | |||||||
Keywords:
fracture, guardrail, ppe, work rules, construction, fall, fall protection, neck, struck by, lost balance
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 14862445 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices | |||
2 | 14862445 | Hospitalized injury | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices |