Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170070510 - Employee injured when struck by falling plywood

Accident Summary Nr: 170070510 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 02/19/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119586758	02/19/1993	1751	0	Ritchie Builders

Abstract: On March 2, 1993, Employee #1 was constructing a roof for a single family home. Approximately 25 sheets of 8 ft by 4 ft by 1/4 in. plywood were being lifted by a Grove T-180 hydraulic crane. When it had been elevated at approximately 20 ft above the ground, the plywood slipped out of the slings, struck another stack of plywood that was stacked on the ground, bounced, and struck Employee #1. Employee #1 required hospitalization for a broken back and pelvis, and a fractured left foot.

Keywords: FRACTURE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, LUMBER, STRUCK BY, SLING, FALLING OBJECT, FOOT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119586758			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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