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Accident: 170165328 - Employee Breaks Wrist In Fall From Column

Accident: 170165328 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 09/20/2002
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
30534810410/07/20021799Cal State Rebar & Pre-Stress Corporation
At 9:00 a.m. on September 20, 2002, Employee #1 was erecting a rebar column. He was 5 ft up on the column, tied off to it with a belt and lanyard, when it was time for a coffee break. He unhooked the latch to descend, lost his balance, and fell backward. He put out his right hand to break his fall and fractured his wrist. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he underwent wrist surgery.
Keywords: fracture, rebar, struck against, column, construction, fall, fall protection, wrist
End Use Proj Type Proj Cost Stories NonBldgHt Fatality
Commercial building New project or new addition $250,000 to $500,000 2 40
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation Construction
1 305348104 Hospitalized injury Fracture Construction laborers FallDist:
FallHt:5
Cause: Erecting structural steel
FatCause: Fall from/with platform catwalk (attached to struc

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