Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201156890 - Employee injured in fall from catwalk

Accident Summary Nr: 201156890 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 01/13/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300861069	02/04/2003	7312	541850	Morris Comm. Corp Dba Fairway Outdoor Advertising

Abstract: On January 13, 2003, Employee #1 was working on the catwalk of an outdoor building structure removing ratchets that held billboard banners in place. The employee was pulling on the ratchet webbed belt and the belt broke. The employee fell off the catwalk approximately 20 feet to a sandy surface below. He was wearing a safety harness and two lanyards but was not tied-off to the horizontal safety line. The employee suffered facial injuries and a fractured wrist and was hospitalized for 6 days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, PPE, CATWALK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ADVERTISING SIGN, FACE, LOST BALANCE, WRIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300861069			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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