Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120751.015 - Employee fractures lower vertebra when struck by steel beam

Accident Summary Nr: 120751.015 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 10/01/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1437994.015	10/02/2019		238990	Hi Cranes, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:25 p.m. on October 1, 2019, Employee #1 was holding a tag line attached to a steel beam that was being lifted by a crane. The 12-foot-long C-channel steel beam weighed approximately 50-60 lbs. As the beam was being lifted, Employee #1 pulled the tag line and the beam fell out of single choker sling and struck Employee #1. Employee #1 was hospitalized to treat a fractured lower vertebra.

Keywords: Choker, Crane, Fracture, Hospital, Sling, Steel Beam, Struck By, Tag Line, Vertebra

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1437994.015	23	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Emplacing reinforcing steel Fatality Cause:

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