Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201798154 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Steel Beam

Accident Summary Nr: 201798154 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 01/06/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301331351	01/14/2004	1791	238120	Diverisfied Metal Works

Abstract: At approximately 7:40 a.m. on January 6, 2004, Employee #1, an ironworker, was working with a steel erection crew constructing a 2-story addition to an existing auto dealership. After connecting a 48-foot long steel beam at its ends, he walked to the middle of beam to release the choker and fell 13 feet 10 inches to the ground. He suffered a fractured pelvis, fractured left elbow, and crushed right knee and was hospitalized for 2 weeks.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STEEL BEAM, IRON WORKER, STEEL CONNECTOR, STEEL ERECTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELBOW, CHOKER, STEEL CONNECTING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2	48

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301331351			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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