Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201084969 - Employee injured from fall

Accident Summary Nr: 201084969 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 02/17/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120321484	03/11/2004	1541	236210	Valley Steel Construction

Abstract: On February 17, 2004, Employee #1, a worker at a steel construction company, was assisting in the setting of a steel column. The column had been bolted with anchor bolts and raised into position, using a forklift. Employee #1 climbed a nearby ladder and got onto the column to unlock the lifting line. For some reason, the anchor bolts pulled out of the footing and the column fell over, causing Employee #1 to jump off the column and land on top of the forklift. He was transported to a local hospital and diagnosed with a cracked sternum, which no treatment exists.

Keywords: CHEST, STRUCTURE MOVING, FRACTURE, BUILDING, STEEL COLUMN, BOLT, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120321484			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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