Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200772192 - Ironworker Injured in Fall from Beam

Accident Summary Nr: 200772192 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 08/15/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303824163	08/15/2002	1791	0	Builders Resource Corp.

Abstract: On August 15, 2002, Employee #1, an ironworker, was using a lanyard with a large 2.25 in. rebar hook connected to a beam walker, when he fell, sustaining a dislocation injury, for which he was hospitalized. The manufacturer stated that the components were incompatible due to the size of the gate on the lanyard which is only required to take a 220 lb side load by the ANSI standards. The manufacturer also stated that employers are required to ensure that fall protection components are compatible. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: ATTACHMENT HOOK, REBAR, IRON WORKER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, DISLOCATED, LANYARD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, WALKING ON BEAM

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	4	48

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303824163			Hospitalized injury	Dislocation	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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