Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201182441 - Employee Fractures Leg from Fall with Iron Column

Accident Summary Nr: 201182441 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 01/09/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307391433	01/12/2005	1791	238120	N J R Steel

Abstract: On January 9, 2005, Employee #1 was climbing a column, approximately 2 to 4 feet high. He was hooking off the tie and securing the vertical rebar in column when the bottom of the column shifted and moved. The wire to was securely tied to the column but could not support the weight of the column (600-800 pounds), so it broke and the column fell. The employee was tied to the column and could not free himself when the column was falling. The column fell on him and fractured his leg. Employee #1 was hospitalized. It was determined that Title 8 California Code of Regulation section 1712(f)(1), Hazards Associated with the Use of Reinforcing Steel and Other Similar Projections was violated. Other violations of the Safety Orders were observed, and the employer was cited accordingly.

Keywords: FRACTURE, COLUMN, FALL, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LEG

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	4	48

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307391433			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 4 feet Cause: Emplacing reinforcing steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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