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Accident Summary Nr: 130499.015 - Employee fractures elbow while jumping from steel beam durin

Accident Summary Nr: 130499.015 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 09/18/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1498276.015	10/19/2020		238120	California Erectors, Inc.

Abstract: At 7:35 a.m. on September 18, 2020, Employee #1, a qualified rigger, was rigging steel beams for a hoisting operation at a parking garage construction site in South San Francisco. Multiple rows of steel beams were placed on dunnage, ready to be lifted. While standing on one steel beam, Employee #1 observed the adjacent beam being lifted. The flange of the lifted beam became caught on the dunnage, causing the dunnage and the beam Employee #1 was standing on to be lifted as well. Employee #1 signaled the Crane Operator to stop the lift, and when the lift stopped, the beam bounced. Employee #1 was lifted approximately one foot off the ground and attempted to jump to a "safe spot." However, Employee #1 misjudged the jump and landed on his left elbow. The employee suffered a shattered left elbow and was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Beam, Elbow, Fracture, Hoist, Jumping

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			6

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1498276.015	37	M	Hospitalized injury		Strctural Iron /& Steel Worker	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Open Web Steel Joists-Moving Poi Fatality Cause:

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