Accident Report Detail
Accident: 201484482 - Employee Falls And Strikes Head On Wood
Accident: 201484482 -- Report ID: 0950627 -- Event Date: 02/27/2001 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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301120382 | 03/27/2001 | 1799 | Timec | ||||
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
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Refinery | New project or new addition | Under $50,000 | 20 | ||||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 301120382 | Hospitalized injury | Concussion | Welders and cutters | FallDist: FallHt:1 Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) FatCause: Fall, other |