Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130854.015 - Employee fractures leg when struck by steel plate at constru

Accident Summary Nr: 130854.015 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 10/24/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1500721.015	11/03/2020		236210	Southern Erectors Incorporated

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on October 24, 2020, an employee was working for construction firm that built industrial buildings. He was at a jobsite where a new commercial building was being built or an addition was underway for an existing building. He was installing steel plates for a crane setup. He was using his leg to move a steel plate into place, when his leg went under the steel plate. The steel plate struck the employee above his left kneecap. His lower left leg was fractured. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Broken Bone, Commercial Building, Construction, Crane, Fracture, Installing, Leg, Manual Mat Handling, Material Handling, Mech Mat Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Steel Plate, Struck By

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1500721.015	55	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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