Accident Report Detail
Accident: 202448882 - Employee Is Injured In Fall From Wind Turbine
Accident: 202448882 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 03/06/2008 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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310602412 | 04/09/2008 | 1796 | Barnhart Crane & Rigging Co | ||||
At or about 9:30 a.m. on March 06, 2008, Employee #1, of Barnhart Crane & Rigging Co. located in Cathedral City, CA, was disassembling a wind turbine. Employee #1 was tied off to the steel angle frame that was bolted and welded to the support leg of the wind turbine. The bolt and weld gave way causing Employee #1 to fall approximately 17 feet onto the ground. He sustained multiple injuries that included a fractured skull and fractured left arm. Employee #1 was transported to Desert Regional Medical Center, Palm Springs, CA, where he was hospitalized for five days. | |||||||
Keywords:
fracture, dismantling, construction, skull, fall, arm, tie-off
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Other heavy construction | Demolition | $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 | 140 | ||||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 310602412 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Construction trades, n.e.c. |