Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 103313.015 - Employee is injured when operating a personnel hoist

Accident Summary Nr: 103313.015 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 08/25/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1263938.015	08/25/2017		236220	M C R T California Construction Lp

Abstract: On August 25, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was operating a Champion personnel hoist, Model Number US-60-1RNU, Serial Number A11072205, to lift construction crews to the 6th floor of a building under construction. He had earlier been shown the basic operations of the hoist by the foreman. After lifting one group of workers, as he was descending in the hoist, it accelerated and hit the springs at the bottom of the stage. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted, treated for shoulder bruises, and released after 9 hours.

Keywords: Construction, Contusion, Elevator, Equipment Failure, Equipment Operator, Fall, Hoist, Shoulder, Struck Against, Untrained

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1263938.015	72	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers

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