Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 105192.015 - Employee is struck by falling metal beam and fractures ribs

Accident Summary Nr: 105192.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 04/26/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1313196.015	05/01/2018		236220	Deangelis Diamond Construction, Llc

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on April 26, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was engaged in the erection of steel beams for a new two-story building, a multiemployer construction project. A beam weighing 800 pounds slipped out of its rigging and clamps and fell, striking Employee #1. Emergency services transported Employee #1 to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for multiple fractured ribs, lacerations, and contusions.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Beam, Construction, Contusion, Erection Process, Falling Object, Fracture, Laceration, Material Handling, Rib, Rigging, Steel Erection, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1313196.015	34	M	Hospitalized injury		Strctural Iron /& Steel Worker	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Open Web Steel Joists-Connecting Fatality Cause:

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