Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 136187.015 - Employee is crushed by steel frame and sustains multiple fra

Accident Summary Nr: 136187.015 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 06/03/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1535453.015	06/10/2021		332312	W&W-Afco Steel Llc

Abstract: At 1:00 a.m. on June 3, 2021, Employee #1 had completed welding a section of a steel frame measuring 14 feet by 67 inches by 10 inches and weighing approximately 1,060 pounds. The employee climbed onto the frame to connect a hoist chain for lifting and rotating the frame to continue welding. During this process, the steel frame fell onto the employee. The employee sustained fractures to two fingers on the left hand and three fingers on the right hand, lacerations to both hands, seven broken ribs, and a laceration above the left eye. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Broken, Broken Bone, Crushed, Eye, Finger, Fingertip, Fracture, Hand, Laceration, Rib, Steel

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1535453.015	19	M	Hospitalized injury		Welders and cutters

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