Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 105633.015 - Employee hoisting I-beam is injured when beam rolls onto leg

Accident Summary Nr: 105633.015 -- Report ID: 0215600 -- Event Date: 12/05/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1280987.015	12/05/2017		238120	Skanska Walsh Joint Venture

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on December 5, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was working at a multiemployer construction project, a five-story commercial building. He was functioning as a tag liner for steel erection. Employee #1 walked to an I-beam that was being hoisted. The beam, which weighed 1,500 pounds, was 32 feet long, and had been set upon uneven ground, fell and rolled onto Employee #1's left leg. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a fractured leg.

Keywords: Beam, Construction, Falling Object, Fracture, Hoistline, Leg, Steel Erection, Struck By, Uneven Ground

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			5	50

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1280987.015	49	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause:

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