Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14381917 - FALL FROM STRUCTURAL STEEL WHILE WELDING A PRECAST PANEL

Accident Summary Nr: 14381917 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 09/05/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1950237	09/05/1984	1741	0	Swanson Erection Inc

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WELDING A PRECAST CONCRETE PANEL INTO PLACE ON THE WEST FACE OF THE PENTHOUSE OF BUILDING #1. HE WAS ON A 12 INCH WIDE STEEL I BEAM. HE APPARENTLY SLIPPED AND FELL 16 FEET, 5 INCHES TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR. HE FRACTURED BOTH HIS WRISTS, HIS STERNUM AND ALSO SUFFERED A CONCUSSION. NO FALL PROTECTION WAS PROVIDED.

Keywords: ERECTION PROCESS, STEEL BEAM, BUILDING, IRON WORKER, CONSTRUCTION, WELDING, PRECAST, STEEL ERECTION, FALL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1950237			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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