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Accident Summary Nr: 125651.015 - Steel beam falls while being guided, fractures employee's fo

Accident Summary Nr: 125651.015 -- Report ID: 0352410 -- Event Date: 02/23/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1465609.015	02/25/2020		237130	Hcs Renewable Energy, Llc

Abstract: At approximately 3:00 p.m. on February 23, 2020, an employee, working for a contracting company erecting steel at a power plant, was guiding an 18-foot I-beam that was elevated 5 feet and attached by a magnet to the hoisting mechanism of a dedicated pile driver. When the I-beam was being hoisted, the bolt attached to the U-bolt holding the strap/magnet to the hoisting mechanism became disengaged causing the strap/magnet to disconnect from the hoisting mechanism and the I-beam fell to the ground striking the employee's foot. The employee wore safety boots without a metatarsal guard, causing fractures to the right foot in several places. The employee was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Construction, Falling Object, Hoist, Magnet, Pile Driver, Power Plant, Steel Beam, Struck By

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1465609.015	39	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause:

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