Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 118950.015 - Employee incurs concussion when strap fails and load falls

Accident Summary Nr: 118950.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 07/11/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1418256.015	08/12/2019		532490	Keeley Enterprises Inc Dba Chet'S Rent-All

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on July 11, 2019, an employee was welding on the bottom of a mini-loader that was supported by a single strap on a 3-ton gantry crane. The strap broke and the machine fell striking the employee in the head, back and neck. The employee incurred a concussion and bruising to back of the neck and back and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Back, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concussion, Contusion, Crane, Defective Equipment, Equipment Failure, Falling Object, Head, Hoisting Mechanism, Loader, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Maintenance, Neck, Rigging, Welder

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1418256.015	59	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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