Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202554952 - Employee Is Injured When Pulled Off a Bridge by Falling Beam

Accident Summary Nr: 202554952 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 09/13/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315531251	09/13/2012	1542	236220	Torres General Inc

Abstract: On September 13, 2012, Employee #1, a framer, was assigned to install joist on an entryway bridge. The employee was unknowing tied off to a main load-bearing beam that was improperly installed. The beam rotated out of its fastener and fell to the ground, pulling Employee #1 off the bridge with it. The employee fell 18.5 ft onto a gravel entryway. Employee #1 was transported to an area hospital, where he was treated for multiple fractures. The employee remains hospitalized.

Keywords: BEAM, FRACTURE, INSTALLING, JOIST, CARPENTER, BEARING, FALL, BRIDGE, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2	26

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315531251			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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