Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 125967828 - Employee Falls from Elevation

Accident Summary Nr: 125967828 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 07/21/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125967828	07/30/2001	1629		Allstar Industrial Construction Inc

Abstract: At approximately 12:30 p.m. on July 21, 2001, Employee #1 was lowering a welding lead over a guardrail from a height of 14 ft 9 in. to the concrete floor when he stepped through the caution tape across an opening where the guardrail had been removed. Employee #1's supervisor broke his fall but his right foot hit the floor, resulting in a compound fracture to his right lower leg. Employee #1 was treated at the scene and transported to the hospital.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GUARDRAIL, WELDING CABLE, FALL, FLOOR OPENING, FOOT, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125967828			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Welders and cutters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with platform catwalk (attached to struc

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