Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14332209 - WINDOW FRAME FELL OVER, STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN HEAD

Accident Summary Nr: 14332209 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 05/20/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2172310	05/20/1985	1542	0	Picklesimer Construction Co.

Abstract: TWO LABORERS WERE TRANSPORTING 2 INCH BY 12 INCH PIECES OF LUMBER FROM INSIDE THE BUILDING TO THE OUTSIDE. BEFORE BEGINNING, THEY HAD MOVED A "HOLLOW STEEL" WINDOW FRAME (128 INCHES HIGH BY 107 INCHES WIDE) AGAINST A WALL. THE BOTTOM OF THE FRAME WAS PLACED ONLY 8 1/4 INCHES AWAY FROM THE WALL, MAKING THE ARRANGEMENT HIGHLY UNSTABLE. ON THE NEXT TRIP THE TWO EMPLOYEES WERE CARRING LUMBER PAST THE FRAME WHEN IT FELL INTO THEIR PATH. ONE EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK AND DRIVEN TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR. HE SUFFERED SEVERE HEAD INJURIES. HE WAS NOT WEARING A HARD HAT.

Keywords: HEAD, HARD HAT, PPE, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2172310			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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