Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14269625 - Employee fractures arm when struck by steel plate

Accident Summary Nr: 14269625 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 07/06/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107320269	07/07/2004	1791	238190	S W C Enterprises

Abstract: On July 6, 2004, Employee #1, a structural metal worker, was raising himself up in an articulating boom basket. For some reason, a steel plate was accidentally knocked from the working surface above and struck Employee #1 in the arm. He was hospitalized and treated for a fractured arm.

Keywords: STEEL PLATE, FRACTURE, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, ARM, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000	5	50

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	107320269			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Emplacing reinforcing steel Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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