Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 135311.015 - Employee fractures knee when struck by road plate

Accident Summary Nr: 135311.015 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 03/02/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1518480.015	03/10/2021		236220	Chaffee Management Llc

Abstract: At 11:45 a.m. on March 2, 2021, Employee #1 was attempting to guide the position of a steel road plate from the ground, while the plate was hoisted by a lifting chain and plough of an excavator. The steel road plate had been manually positioned upright, with its end perpendicular to the ground. When the triangle configured bundle of lift chains that had been wrapped around the road plate in a cradle fashion came unraveled, the road plate fell and struck the right leg of Employee #1 causing a fracture to the right leg, immediately above the knee. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: Chain, Excavator, Fracture, Guide, Hoist, Knee, Leg, Lifting, Moved, Road, Steel Plate, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1518480.015	63	M	Hospitalized injury		Not specified mechanics and repairers

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