Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 117184.015 - Employee is injured by falling counterweight

Accident Summary Nr: 117184.015 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 01/07/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1375403.015	02/01/2019		334419	Precision Castparts Corp.

Abstract: At 8:45 a.m. on January 7, 2019, an employee was removing counterweight cover from the Gantry machine. The counterweight bolts had been damaged due to previously being hit by parts being fabricated. The counterweight, weighing approximately 1,000 pounds, fell on employee fracturing his foot, knee, and arm. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Arm, Counterbalance, Falling Object, Foot, Fracture, Knee, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1375403.015	54	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinists

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