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Accident Summary Nr: 148090.015 - Employee is struck by beams, falls, and receives multiple fr

Accident Summary Nr: 148090.015 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 02/23/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1580578.015	02/28/2022		238130	Country Builders Construction, Inc

Abstract: At 12:55 p.m. on February 23, 2022, an employee and coworker installed beams and joists while working from the top plate of a sixth story building. At the same time, a crane (Peiner SK 415-20 Fixed jib tower crane) hoisted two beams, each weighing approximately three hundred and ninety-six pounds, using two sixteen-foot Tuflex LiftAll polyester round slings (Serial#1832288-3 and 1810156) and connected to a ten-foot wire rope bridle using two hooks (LBK-13-10) attached to the crane block. As the load was moved, the slings slipped and caused the beams to slip, swing uncontrollably, and strike the employee who then lost balance and fell approximately nine feet. Coworkers found the employee unconscious and emergency services were called. The employee woke a short time later in pain and was transported by ambulance to the hospital. The employee was hospitalized to treat fractures to two vertebrae, manubrium (sternum), and two ribs.

Keywords: Beam, Chest, Crane, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Installing, Lost Balance, Rib, Rigging, Sling, Spine, Struck By, Top Plate, Unconsciousness, Vertebra

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			8

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1580578.015	56	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenter apprentices	Distance of Fall: 9 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 9 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause:

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