Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 109121.015 - Employee's feet are crushed by falling staircase

Accident Summary Nr: 109121.015 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 03/27/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1342314.015	08/30/2018		238290	Leimenstoll Services

Abstract: At 12:45 p.m. on March 27, 2018, Employee #1 and coworkers, employed by an industrial maintenance company, were installing a steel staircase at a manufacturing plant. After rigging the staircase, they attempted to lift it off the floor and into place. The rigging failed, and the staircase fell onto Employee #1's feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for crushing injuries to both feet.

Keywords: Construction, Crushed, Equipment Failure, Falling Object, Foot, Fracture, Material Handling, Rigging, Stair, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		New project or new addition			0	0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1342314.015	45	M	Hospitalized injury		Millwrights	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause:

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