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Accident: 201121381 - Employee Fractures Bones After Falling From I-Beam

Accident: 201121381 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 05/04/1999
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
12552186405/12/19991791Metal Deck Specialists
At approximately 2:00 p.m. on May 4, 1999, Employee #1 fractured some bones after he fell from an I-beam. He was installing a metal deck on a 5-story steel frame building. He was at the edge of the new floor, prying a steel plank into position. When his pry bar slipped, he lost his balance and fell to the floor. As a result, he fractured some bones. Employee #1 was hospitalized for treatments.
Keywords: beam, fracture, metal decking, fall
End Use Proj Type Proj Cost Stories NonBldgHt Fatality
Commercial building New project or new addition $5,000,000 to $20,000,000 5
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation
1 125521864 Hospitalized injury Fracture Occupation not reported

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