Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 128962.015 - Employee injures shoulder when struck by spreader bar

Accident Summary Nr: 128962.015 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 08/20/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1489882.015	08/26/2020		332812	Valmont Coatings

Abstract: At 6:20 a.m. on August 20, 2020, a crane operator was moving a high-tension power pole. The pole measured 8 feet 11 inches. The top/spreader bar on a foundry hook made contact with the pole, causing slack in the crane cable. The spreader bar disconnected and fell, striking the employee on the shoulder. The employee was standing in the exclusion zone. The employee was hospitalized. No tag line was used.

Keywords: Cable, Crane, Crane Operator, Falling Object, Shoulder, Spreader Bar, Struck By, Tag Line, Utility Pole

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1489882.015	23	M	Hospitalized injury		Crane and tower operators

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