Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202329793 - Employee's leg fractured in fall from bosun's chair

Accident Summary Nr: 202329793 -- Report ID: 0352430 -- Event Date: 03/08/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304230931	03/09/2001	1761	0	Jottan Inc.

Abstract: On March 8, 2001, Employee #1, a mechanic, was in a boatwain's chair suspended by a 100 ft long nylon rope that was tied to the frame of a Trane heat pump situated on the roof. He was just beginning to caulk around a window when the chair failed and he fell approximately 35 ft to the ground. Employee #1 sustained multiple fractures to his right leg and knee, for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, BOSUN CHAIR, MECHANIC, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	4	35

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304230931			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 35 feet Cause: Waterproofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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