Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 122881.015 - Employee fractures neck, lacerates head when struck by tube

Accident Summary Nr: 122881.015 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 10/10/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1442644.015	11/04/2019		238120	Sunset Erectors, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on October 10, 2019, an employee working as a welder for a steel and precast concrete contractor was preparing to weld a structural 6-inch by 6-inch by 5/16-inch steel tube. The employee was working from a Snorkel Model 23219E Electrical Scissor Lift. While the employee was turned away from the tube, it slipped from the nylon sling choke and struck the employee. As a result, the employee fell onto the lift's platform. The employee fractured his neck and lacerated his head, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Fall, Fall On Same Level, Falling Object, Fracture, Head, Insufficient Supervision, Laceration, Material Handling, Metal, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Neck, Platform, Scissor lift, Sling, Steel Tube, Struck By, Welder, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1442644.015	52	M	Hospitalized injury		Welders and cutters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Welding/Burning/Grindi Fatality Cause:

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