Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 129911.015 - Employee injures leg while unhooking bridge beam

Accident Summary Nr: 129911.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 09/23/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1494933.015	09/29/2020		237310	Tama County Iowa

Abstract: At 10:15 a.m. on September 23, 2020, Employee #1 was unhooking a 60-foot beam for a new bridge being built. The employee had removed the beam clamp and signaled for the crane operator to cable up. As the crane operator began to lift, the clamp caught the bottom of the beam, causing it to tip to the side where the employee was standing. The beam pinned the employee's leg between two 60-foot bridge beams. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital for admission and treatment.

Keywords: Beam, Fall, Leg, Pinched, Pinned, Slip

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1494933.015	28	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause:

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