Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 105560.015 - Employee is struck by bleacher frames and his leg is fractur

Accident Summary Nr: 105560.015 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 09/14/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1279137.015	11/27/2017		238990	Mike Russell Construction Inc.

Abstract: At 12:30 p.m. on September 14, 2017, Employee #1 and coworkers, journeyman iron workers employed by a construction company, were engaged in steel erection at a multiemployer construction project, a new aquatic center at a college. They were erecting the steel frames for bleachers. The frames were steel square stock and angle iron. The frames were bundled and strapped five to six together, then transported to the work area on a cart, stored on the cart, and ready to be laid out and installed. The frames on a cart toppled off, falling and striking Employee #1's leg. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for fractures of the right leg's fibula and tibia bones.

Keywords: Cart, Construction, Falling Object, Fracture, Installing, Iron Worker, Leg, Steel Beam, Steel Erection, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition			0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1279137.015	36	M	Hospitalized injury		Strctural Iron /& Steel Worker	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause:

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