Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 113517.015 - Employee receives pelvis fracture in fall from hoisted load

Accident Summary Nr: 113517.015 -- Report ID: 0213100 -- Event Date: 01/31/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1376148.015	02/05/2019		238120	Ssw Erectors, Llc

Abstract: At 11:45 p.m. on January 31, 2019, an employee worked as a rigger/signalman and attached rigging gear to steel joints. The employee then signaled the crane operator to lift the load. The load was raised and the employee became entangled in the tagline and lifted into the air. At some point, the employee was able to get untangled and fell eight feet. The employee received a fractured pelvis and was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Crane, Crane Operator, Entangled, Fracture, Pelvis, Rigging, Signalman, Steel, Tag Line

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			4

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1376148.015	28	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Open Web Steel Joists-Moving Poi Fatality Cause:

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