Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 137047.015 - Employee fractures back, crushes skull, falls erecting steel

Accident Summary Nr: 137047.015 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 05/19/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1541110.015	07/06/2021		332999	G & S Metal Buildings, Llc.

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on May 19, 2021, an employee working for a metal building manufacturer was installing purlin structural steel framing for a building. The employee was working at an elevation when the purlin fell bringing the employee along with the frame. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured back and crushed skull.

Keywords: Back, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Building, Building Collapse, Commercial Building, Concussion, Construction, Crushed, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Falling Object, Fracture, Harness, Head, Laceration, Lanyard, Lifeline, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Protective Clothing, Skull, Steel, Steel Erection, Structural Collapse

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1541110.015	54	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: 12 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause:

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