Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201484482 - Employee falls and strikes head on wood

Accident Summary Nr: 201484482 -- Report ID: 0950627 -- Event Date: 02/27/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301120382	03/27/2001	1799	0	Timec

Abstract: At approximately 7:15 a.m. on February 27, 2001, Employee #1 and his crew were setting up to perform welding work at a refinery. Employee #1 was assigned to take the ground weld lead from the weld rig and attach the lead to a metal column. While Employee #1 was walking with the weld lead towards the steel column, he slipped into a shallow ditch about 20 in. deep and fell backward. Employee #1 fell on his back onto a wood pile with the back of his head striking wood. Employee #1 suffered a concussion and was hospitalized.

Keywords: DITCH, STRUCK AGAINST, WELDING, FALL, CONCUSSION, REFINERY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Refinery		New project or new addition		Under $50,000		20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301120382			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Welders and cutters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 1 feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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