Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14456289 - 300 POUND WEIGHT FELL ON EMPLOYEE'S FOOT; BREAKING IT

Accident Summary Nr: 14456289 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 07/15/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
3269610	07/17/1985	3561	0	B G A International

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 HAD HOISTED A 300 POUND MOTOR BASE FRAME, USING AN AIR-ACTUATED CHAIN HOIST, TO A HEIGHT OF APPROXIMATELY 4 FEET. HE HAD JUST COMPLETED PAINTING IT. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LOWERING IT WHEN BOTH SLING HOOKS SLID TO THE SAME END, DROPPING THE OPPOSITE END OF THE LOAD ONTO EMPLOYEE #1'S FOOT, BREAKING IN IN SEVEN PLACES.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HOIST, STRUCK BY, SLING, FALLING OBJECT, FOOT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3269610			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's

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