Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202529608 - Worker Breaks Arm in Fall from Steel Column

Accident Summary Nr: 202529608 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 04/14/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309913119	04/30/2009	1791	238120	Riverton Steel Construction

Abstract: At approximately 2:45 p.m. on April 14, 2009, Employee #1, a journeyman ironworker of Riverton Steel Construction, was landing a steel beam. He was climbing a column at a two story steel framed building and fell 30 feet to the ground striking a metal cross beam during the fall. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated for a broken right arm and contusions to the lower back.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STEEL COLUMN, BACK, STEEL ERECTION, FALL, ARM, STEEL CONNECTING, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309913119			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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