Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170180202 - Employee injured in 15 ft fall from beam

Accident Summary Nr: 170180202 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 01/14/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112152178	01/15/1991	1795	0	Aman Industries Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was working on the demolition of a section of a large factory. He was standing on a 6 in. wide beam that was 15 ft off the ground, using a wrecking bar or pick to recover 2 in. by 12 in. joists. The decking was still in place on one side of the beam, but on the side where the joists were being removed, there was a drop. Employee #1 was prying joists loose when one suddenly fell out. The wrecking bar or pick was snagged by the falling joist; Employee #1 failed to let go of the tool and was pulled down along with the joist. He suffered a compound fracture of his right wrist and a laceration on the right side of his head. The beam had no handrail, not was Employee #1 wearing a safety belt and lanyard.

Keywords: FRACTURE, DEMOLITION, WORK RULES, WRECKING BAR, CAUGHT BY, CONSTRUCTION, HANDRAIL, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112152178			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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