Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 123352.015 - Employee fractures ankle when struck by crane headache bar

Accident Summary Nr: 123352.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 01/15/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1457397.015	01/23/2020		331316	Arconic Davenport Works

Abstract: At 1:40 a.m. on January 15, 2020, an employee was directing Coworker #1 who was operating an overhead crane lowering the 29 foot by 2 foot headache bar. The employee was trying to reach a point on the crane hook while Coworker #2 was directing the crane to lower the headache bar more. This created slack in the crane chains making the headache bar unstable and causing it to fall over onto the employee. The employee incurred a fractured ankle and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Ankle, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Crane, Crushed, Distracted, Foot, Fracture, Hoist, Hoisting Mechanism, Material Handling, Metal Bar, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Overhead Crane, Struck By, Unstable Load, Unstable Position

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1457397.015	52	M	Hospitalized injury		Occupation not reported

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