Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170620967 - Employee injures back in fall from tank support

Accident Summary Nr: 170620967 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 06/03/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125656058	06/04/1996	1542	0	Agri Systems

Abstract: On June 3, 1996, Employee #1, an ironworker, was on the 6 in. wide concrete edge of a 12 ft diameter tank support. He was trying to hit a spider when he slipped and fell 7 ft 3 in. He struck a projection on the way down and sustained four fractured vertebrae.

Keywords: FRACTURE, IRON WORKER, WORK RULES, SLIP, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, TANK, VERTEBRA, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125656058			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Structural metal workers

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